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Towards full recovery with lurasidone: effective doses in the treatment of agitation, affective, positive and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia, and dual psychosis

María Teresa Guarro Carreras, Luis Jiménez Suárez, Laura Lago García, Laura Montes Reula, Adrián Neyra del Rosario, Francisco Acoidan Rodríguez Batista, Miguel Velasco Santos, Juan L Prados-Ojeda, Marina Diaz-Marsà, Manuel Martín-Carrasco, Antonio Cardenas

Article Type

Case Series

Published

05 Aug 2024

This review explores the effectiveness of high doses of lurasidone in managing all schizophrenia symptoms and its role in addressing post-psychotic depression in dual psychosis cases. Additionally, it delves into real-world insights on the clinical application of lurasidone.

Lurasidone for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult and paediatric populations

Teresa Guilera, Juan Pablo Chart Pascual, Maria del Carmen Blasco, Pilar Calvo Estopiñán, Rubén Asensio Piernas González, Isabel Ramírez Martínez, Cristóbal Rodríguez Moyano, Rita Prieto Pérez, Irene Gabarda-Inat, Juan L Prados-Ojeda, Marina Diaz-Marsà, Manuel Martín-Carrasco

Article Type

Review

Published

03 Feb 2023

In this review, the lurasidone development programme for adult and paediatric patients is described. In addition, the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of lurasidone are revisited, pivotal clinical studies conducted on both adults and children are summarized, and several clinical cases are also presented.