A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ORAL OLANZAPINE AND ORAL HALOPERIDOL ON GLUCOSE TOLERANCE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by persistent defects in the perception, thinking or the expression of reality. The term "schizophrenia" translates roughly as "shattered mind," and comes from the Greek (schizo, "to split" or "to divide") and (phrēn, "mind"). Material and Methods: The study was designed to be a prospective control study. Schizophrenic patients taking Olanzapine and Haloperidol were selected and follow up at three weeks and six weeks was done. Results: In this prospective control study, Olanzapine and Haloperidol were associated with an increase in Blood Glucose Levels. The mean changes in Glucose remained within clinically normal range in this six week study. Conclusion: Antipsychotic treatmemt leads to the development of Diabetes mellitus in a significant 10.1% of patients within 6 weeks. Given the serious implications for morbidity and mortality attributable to diabetes mellitus, clinicians need to be aware of these risk factors when treating patients with chronic schizophrenia.
Authors and Affiliations
G N S Sangeetha Lakshmi| Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Corresponding author email: asangeethalakshmi@yahoo.co.in
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