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'''General considerations'''
# The goal of this switching table is to offer a guide for physician and pharmacist in switching antipsychotics. The table should be clear, easy to use and contain the most important information. Therefore, the table only contains the most common or special antipsychotics. There is also a group ‘rest AP’, containing antipsychotics with the same switching advice.
# It should be noted that the table only contains a general advice. Deviant metabolism, comorbidity, the elderly etc. atc. needs tailor-made pharmacotherapy!
# Because of the risk of acute withdrawal symptoms (e.g. cholinergic rebound) and the risk of relapse, all antipsychotics are gradually tapered.
# The standard tapering period is approximately two weeks. The two drugs are cross-tapered, reducing and increasing the dose with approximately 25% every 2-3 days.
