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Cost comparison of zuclopenthixol acetate and haloperidol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Clive E. Hyde ,
Colina Harrower-Wilson  and
Paul E. Ash
Clive E. Hyde*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, South Manchester M20 2LR
Colina Harrower-Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, South Manchester M20 2LR
Paul E. Ash
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, South Manchester M20 2LR
*
∗Correspondence
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This prospective, sequential study compared the costs of using haloperidol or zuclopenthixol acetate for rapid tranquillisation. In the first phase, all 16 patients admitted to our psychiatric intensive care unit requiring rapid tranquillisation received haloperidol; in the second phase, all 26 such patients received zuclopenthixol acetate. Mean overall costs per patient were substantially lower in the zuclopenthixol acetate group than the haloperidol group, mainly because special nursing was used much less in the zuclopenthixol acetate group. All nursing staff preferred to use zuclopenthixol acetate rather than haloperidol. Zuclopenthixol acetate could potentially reduce the need for special nursing and produce valuable cost savings.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 140 - 143
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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