| Note |
Because your schizophrenic patients are not all from the same mold… there is a form of prolixin (fluphenazine) to suit virtually every clinical need. Some may be eager participants in their therapy. These patients, of course, are usually the easiest to treat. Since they can generally be relied on to take oral medication regularly, you can prescribe prolixin tablets (fluphenazine hydrochloride tablets USP) with confidence. Some may deny their illness- ideal for these patients is long-acting prolixin decanoate (fluphenazine decanoate injection) with a single injection given as infrequently as once a month, they will not have to be reminded every day of the illness they reject so strongly. Some may absorb oral medication poorly- here again, prolixin decanoate can be highly useful be obviating the occasionally encountered problem of peer absorption of oral neuroleptics. Some may be simply unreliable- for unreliably inpatients who sometimes "check" or "pouch" tablets and capsules, Prolixin elixir (fluphenazine hydrochloride elixir USP) can help immeasurably. Unreliable outpatients can best benefit from periodic injections of prolixin decanoate. Some are overtly paranoid- and the paranois often extends to the very medication that is intended to help. Here again, prolixin decanoate provides an assured delivery mechanism. Lengthy interval between doses is also a plus for such patients. Some are acutely ill and agitates- short acting prolixin injection (fluphenazine Hydrochloride injection USP) offers a method of treating these patients immediately with relatively rapid results. Prolixin Fluphenazine: specific for schizophrenia- specifically for the differences among schizophrenics. |
