Sethuraman Gopalan, Taylor Cindy C, Enerson Mark, Dunayevich Eduardo
Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Drop Code 1730, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
Schizophr Res. 2005 Nov 15;79(2-3):337-40. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.06.015. Epub 2005 Jul 28.
Available studies suggest comparable efficacy of olanzapine and risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia over the short term.
This retrospective analysis of data from a 28-week, double-blind, schizophrenia trial compared the cumulative amount of time that patients met severity criteria for remission during olanzapine (10-20 mg/day) or risperidone (4-12 mg/day) treatment.
The percentage cumulative time spent in remission was 40% for olanzapine- and 31% for risperidone-treated patients (P = 0.03) using Definition 1 (PANSS items P1, P2, P3, N1, N4, N6, G5, G9 < or = 3), and 18% and 11% (P = 0.01), respectively, using Definition 2 (BPRS Total reduced 50%, BPRS psychosis items < or = 3, CGI-severity < or = 3).
During 28 weeks of treatment, olanzapine-treated patients spent more cumulative time in remission than risperidone-treated patients.