A Prospective Observational Study on Assessment of Prescribing Pattern and Effectiveness of Psychotropic Medication on Schizophrenia in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract: Aim: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that related to poor physical health, early death and severe functional impairment. worldwide condition affects 1% of the population. It refers category symptoms involve disorganized bizarre thinking, delusions, hallucinations, inappropriate affect psychosocial functioning. Aim/Background: The main aim study assess prescribing pattern effectiveness psychotropic medication on schizophrenia. Materials Methods: Patient data was collected using collection form which included demographic details, status examination, diagnosis medications. Assessment prescription done by analyzing 30 patients. Effectiveness evaluated PANSS SCALE. Results: A total patients with schizophrenia were studied. Anti-psychotics prescribed 27 (90%) Anti-depressants 5 (16.7%) Mood stabilizers 2 (6.7%) Tranquilizers/hypnotics 8 (26.7%) Anti- cholinergic 11 (36.7%) Other psychiatry drugs 4 (13.3%) There significant reduction in score before after treatment. This shows are effective treating Conclusion: present concludes antipsychotics most followed anticholinergic. Psychotropic medications as it proved analysis. report also showed impact drug therapy more males than females improvement Keywords: Effectiveness, Prescription pattern, Gender, Polypharmacy, Schizophrenia.