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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Utilizing questionnaires for medication counselling of patients taking antipsychotics during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single site, community pharmacy-based survey study

Characteristics

Patient-numbers (% of total (71) participants)

(A) Sex

 Women

45 (63.4%)

 Men

26 (36.6%)

(B) Age

 Mean Value

42.4 (range 21–63)

 Standard deviation

11.4

(C) Duration of taking antipsychotics

 < 180 days

7 (9.9%)

 180–365 days

4 (5.6%)

 > 365 days

56 (78.9%)

 Unknowna

4 (5.6%)

(D) Drugs

 Second generation antipsychotics (SGA)

59 (83.1%)

 First generation antipsychotics (FGA)

22 (31.0%)

 Combined administration of antipsychotics

27 (38.0%)

 BZP/Orexin receptor blockers/ramelteon

52 (73.2%)

 Antidepressants

30 (42.3%)

 Mood stabilizers

16 (22.5%)

 Anticholinergic drugs

12 (16.9%)

 Psychostimulants

3 (4.2%)

  1. aDue to insufficient information about medication before coming to our pharmacy, the duration in which medication was being taken is unclear