Who will benefit from switching to serdolect?

  • If positive/negative symptoms are not controlled
  • If sedation or EPS are experienced
  • If they experience excessive weight gain
  • If their cognitive functioning is impaired
  • If they are experiencing anticholinergic Tolerability
  • If their sexual functioning is disturbed

Some patients are not suitable for treatment with Serdolect (ref. Serdolect SPC)

  • If clinically significant cardiovascular disease is present
  • If QT prolongation is known
Published: 06/02/2007   Last updated: 18/05/2010
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74% of schizophrenia patients discontinued other treatments due to lack of efficacy, intolerability or patient’s decision, for other reasons (Ref. 1).


References:

1. Lieberman et al. N Engl J Med 2005; 353: 1209-23