A 40-year-old man with schizophrenia is stable on an oral antipsychotic but has poor adherence and frequent relapses. He requests help to improve adhe...

Question

A 40-year-old man with schizophrenia is stable on an oral antipsychotic but has poor adherence and frequent relapses. He requests help to improve adherence. According to best practice and CanMEDS Communicator/Manager roles, what pharmacologic strategy should be considered?

Accepted Answer

Offer a long-acting injectable antipsychotic formulation

Answer

Switch to benzodiazepine monotherapy

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Increase the oral antipsychotic dose only

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Stop medication and rely on psychotherapy alone

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Prescribe multiple additional oral antipsychotics

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Schizophrenia with non-adherence

A 40-year-old man with schizophrenia is stable on an oral antipsychotic but has poor adherence and frequent relapses. He requests help to improve adherence. According to best practice and CanMEDS Communicator/Manager roles, what pharmacologic strategy should be considered?