Patterns of prescription of antipsychotics in Qatar.

Patterns of prescription of antipsychotics in Qatar.

<h4>Objective</h4>Even though all guidelines recommend generally against antipsychotic polypharmacy, antipsychotic polypharmacy appears to be a very common practice across the globe. This study aimed to examine the prescription patterns of antipsychotics in Qatar, in comparison with the...

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Main Authors:	Sami Ouanes, Imen Becetti, Suhaila Ghuloum, Samer Hammoudeh, Mena Shehata, Hany Ghabrash, Areej Yehya, Hawra Al-Lawati, Nora Al-Fakhri, Huma Iram, Nighat Ajmal, Yassin Eltorki, Hassen Al-Amin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241986

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