Patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs and direct medical costs among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary care hospital

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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2026; 16(1): 109365
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109365

Table 5 Direct medical cost of study population

Cost (Indian rupees)	2016 (n = 79)	2017 (n = 49)	2018 (n = 34)	Total	P value
Cost for typical antipsychotics	360.00 ± 158.75	219.67 ± 113.09	74.00 ± 00.00	259.00 ± 155.69	0.273
Cost for atypical antipsychotics	2820.62 ± 5983.78	1857.50 ± 1850.72	1970.88 ± 1198.21	2320.79 ± 4221.25	0.395
Cost for antipsychotics	1985.77 ± 2591.01	1870.18 ± 1844.14	1973.06 ± 1197.55	1945.25 ± 2111.71	0.953
Cost for concomitant drugs	845.17 ± 928.98	2220.23 ± 6117.17	1401.98 ± 1308.57	1396.23 ± 3680.37	0.188
Total cost for drugs	3483.21 ± 5947.95	3578.04 ± 5805.69	2715.28 ± 1595.96	3350.01 ± 5257.89	0.729
Total cost for investigations	991.28 ± 1290.30	924.55 ± 920.49	1193.18 ± 1394.26	1017.34 ± 1211.16	0.614
Total direct medical cost	4389345 ± 6062.51	4560.83 ± 5910.86	3883.37 ± 2266.12	4337.28 ± 5400.07	0.847

Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Citation: Haider A, Saha L, Basu D. Patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs and direct medical costs among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary care hospital. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(1): 109365
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i1/109365.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109365

Haider A, Saha L, Basu D. Patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs and direct medical costs among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary care hospital. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(1): 109365 [PMID: 41607431 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109365]

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