Lipid profile in schizophrenic patients on atypical antipsychotics

Background: Atypical antipsychotics are the drugs of first line treatment in schizophrenia because compared to typical antipsychotics, they have minimum extrapyramidal side effects and hence better tolerance by the patients resulting in better compliance. However there are adverse effects on lipid a...

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Main Authors: Faiz ur Rahman, Ahmad Rafiq, Muhammad Shimal Khan, Arshad Parvez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan 2012-07-01
Series:Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/532