Figure 1From: A retrospective study of antipsychotic drug switching in a pediatric population Distribution and type of switch between antipsychotics made in 52-weeks prior to hospital admission. Titrated switches were defined as any switch involving either a gradual reduction in dose of the old antipsychotic or a gradual increase in the new antipsychotic within 3Â weeks of starting the second drug. Immediate switches were made with no overlap between the two drugs, and no titration. Gap switches involved the termination of one medication with a period of less than three weeks where there were no records of antipsychotic prescriptions prior to starting a different antipsychotic. Overlapped switches involved the two drugs being prescribed concurrently for a period of less than three week with no reduction of dose in the initial antipsychotic, nor a gradual increase in dose in the second drug.Back to article page