Effects of switching from olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone to aripiprazole on 10-year coronary heart disease risk and metabolic syndrome status: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Conclusion: Switching from olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone to aripiprazole was associated with larger reductions in predicted 10-year risk of CHD than the behavioral program alone. The advantage of switching on metabolic syndrome was not statistically significant. The benefits of switching must be balanced against its risks, which in this study included more discontinuations of the study treatment but no significant increase in symptoms or hospitalizations.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - February 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: T. Scott Stroup, Matthew J. Byerly, Henry A. Nasrallah, Neepa Ray, Ahsan Y. Khan, J. Steven Lamberti, Ira D. Glick, Richard M. Steinbook, Joseph P. McEvoy, Robert M. Hamer Tags: Neuropharmacology Source Type: research