Flupenthixol decanoate (fluanxol depot) in the treatment of chronic schizophrenic patients.

Flupenthixol Decanoate was used for the maintenance treatment of 15 chronic schizophrenics. All the patients had been on a variety of neuroleptics before entering the trial. During the trial almost all the patients received injections of 40mg Flupenthixol Depot with interval of 2 weeks. Patients were assessed on Hamilton rating scale for depression, the clinical global impression scale, the brief psychiatric rating scale and a side effect check list. The trial showed Flupenthixol to be an effective anti-psychotic in the treatment of chronic schizophrenics. (JPMA 35: 284, 1985).