Pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia: clinical and some age-related aspects

The article discusses modern approaches to the rational choice of therapy for schizophrenia in accordance with the principles of personalized medicine. Clinical markers for determining the optimal treatment tactics are considered depending on the syndromic features and stereotype of the course of the disease, and the possibility of justified combination therapy with drugs of different pharmacological classes. The specifics of the treatment of schizophrenia in childhood/adolescence and adult are discussed, including the basic principles of choosing drug classes, daily doses and drug therapy tactics.