Letter to the Editor January 16, 2006

Dr. Addington and Colleagues reply to Methodological Issues in a Comparative Study of Ziprasidone and Risperidone Methodological Issues in a Comparative Study of Ziprasidone and Risperidone

Donald E. N. Addington, MBBS, MRCPsych, FRCPC; Christos Pantelis, MB, BS, MRCPsych, FRANZCP; Antony D. Loebel, MD; Steven J. Romano, MD

J Clin Psychiatry 2006;67(1):163-164

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Sir: We appreciate the interest in our research shown by Dr. Gharabawi and the medical affairs team at Janssen Pharmaceutica.

Dr. Gharabawi and colleagues have raised 2 main points: risperidone dose and selection of the population for evaluation of efficacy and safety. Mean total daily doses were 7.4 mg and 114.2 mg for risperidone and ziprasidone, respectively.1‘ ‹