Table 2 Dose and schedule of drug administration
Treatment | Dose and frequency of administration |
|---|---|
Olanzapine long-acting injection (OLAI) | Starting dose: 405 mg every 4 weeks (cost per day of treatment = €10.69). |
Maintenance dose 300 mg every 4 weeks (cost per day of treatment = €8.32). | |
Risperidone long-acting injection (RLAI) | 37.5 mg every 14 days. Cost per day of treatment = €8.91 |
For the first 21 days, patients received additional generic oral risperidone at an average dose of 2.0 mg/day at a cost of €0.103/mg |