Pragmatic RCT Comparing Aripiprazole, Olanzapine and Haloperidol in the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Patients allocated to aripiprazole will be prescribed daily oral dose of drug, based on individual response and side-effects. Suggested starting dose will be 10 mg/day and dose range will be 10-30 mg/day.

Patients allocated to olanzapine will be prescribed daily oral dose of drug, based on individual patients' response and side-effect burden. Suggested starting dose will be 5 mg/day and dose range will be 10-20 mg/day.

"Patients allocated to haloperidol FGA arm will be prescribed daily oral dose of drug, based on individual patients' response and side-effect burden.~Suggested starting dose will be 1-3 mg/day and dose range 3-10 mg/day (chlorpromazine equivalents: suggested starting dose 50-100 mg/day; dose range 150-300 mg/day)."