N (%)

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Japan

Singapore

n =

99

479

298

229

171

Polypharmacy

(More than 1 antipsychotic)

N

%

45

(45.5)

123

(25.7)

154

(51.7)

126

(55.0)

90

(52.6)

Mean number of antipsychotic used

mean

SD

1.5

0.5

1.3

0.5

1.6

0.8

1.8

0.9

1.6

0.6

Sum of each antipsychotic’s PDD/DDD

mean

SD

2.17

1.01

1.33

0.92

1.79

1.47

2.29

1.79

1.47

0.99

Mood stabilizer used

N

%

1

(1.0)

34

(7.1)

77

(25.8)

69

(30.1)

30

(17.5)

Antidepressant used

N

%

0

0

73

(15.2)

56

(18.8)

6

(2.6)

40

(23.4)

Anxiolytics used

N

%

39

(39.4)

151

(31.5)

166

(55.7)

73

(31.9)

53

(31.0)

Hypnotics used

N

%

4

(4.0)

7

(1.5)

21

(7.0)

140

(61.1)

10

(5.8)

Anti-Pparkinsonian drug used

N

%

87

(87.9)

180

(37.6)

207

(69.5)

90

(39.3)

69

(40.4)