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Table 3 Aggregated doses for patients’ prescribed relevant psychotropic medication by PH48 implementation period

From: Complete smokefree policies in mental health inpatient settings: results from a mixed-methods evaluation before and after implementing national guidance

Medication

Pre-PH48

Post-PH48

n = 76

Mean dose (SD)

n = 40

Mean dose (SD)

Amitriptyline

2

20.0 mg (0.0)

Chlorpromazine

2

12.0 mg (0.0)

Clozapine

2

325.0 mg (106.1)

4

281.2 mg (132.5)

Diazepam

8

21.9 mg (32.7)

4

7.6 mg (3.3)

Duloxetine

2

120.0 mg (0.0)

2

90.0 mg (0.0)

Flupentixol

2

6.0 mg (4.2)

Flupentixol Deconate*

2

260.0 mg (197.9)

Haloperidol

7

11.3 mg (7.2)

4

9.1 mg (5.6)

Haloperidol Depot*

3

116.6 mg (28.9)

3

133.3 mg (28.9)

Lorazepam

7

1.1 mg (0.47)

5

1.1 mg (0.54)

Mirtazapine

12

37.5 mg (10.1)

9

29.4 mg (14.5)

Olanzapine

37

10.2 mg (5.6)

19

9.1 mg (4.8)

Tamazepam

1

40.0 mg (−)

Zuclopentixol

5

110.0 mg (82.2)

4

54.7 mg (41.8)

Zuclopentixol Deconate*

6

1050.0 mg (234.5)

5

1600.0 mg (489.9)

  1. * denoting longer acting medications