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Risperidone

Risperidone injections may help some bipolar patients

October 03, 2008
Bipolar patients who experience frequent relapses may be helped by adding risperidone long-lasting injections (RLAI) to their current medication treatment, researchers say. In a recent study, scientists compared the time to relapse of bipolar patients who received RLAI with their standard medications to those who were given standard meds plus a placebo. The results showed that the risk of bipolar relapse was 2.4 times higher in patients given the placebo. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Make New Meds, But keep the Old
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...earlier findings that the newer medications tested (risperidone and olanzapine) are no more... Read more »

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Second Generation Antipsychotics no Better for Children & Adolescents
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...so-called second generation drugs olanzapine and risperidone. All the medications reduced... Read more »

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FDA Greenlights Risperdal for Kids and Teens
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

The FDA approved Risperdal for the treatment of schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in kids and... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression and Teenagers: Some Basics
...Medications Clozaril(atypical) clozapine 18 and older Haldol haloperidol 3 and older Risperdal (atypical) risperidone 5 to 16 years (for irritability associated with autistic disorder); 18 and... Read more »
Chantix, Psychiatric Risks and the FDA
...dopamine-lowering medications utilized for the treatment of both psychosis and schizophrenia.    •Risperdal (risperidone), a dopamine-reducing drug, is used for both bipolar disorder and... Read more »
Schizophrenia: Introduction
......antipsychotic drug approved for treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Paliperidone is chemically related to risperidone.Diabetes Risk and Atypical AntipsychoticsIn 2007, the manufacturer of... Read more »
Schizophrenia: References
...Martnez-Garca O, Llorca J, Luis Vzquez-Barquero J. A practical clinical trial comparing haloperidol, risperidone, and olanzapine for the acute treatment of first-episode nonaffective psychosis. J... Read more »
What is Alzheimer's Disease?: alzheimers-issues.com
... Newer antipsychotic drugs (aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone) may not be safer than older antipsychotic drugs ... Read more »

Medications

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......above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting risperidone. Before using this... Read more »

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Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar... Read more »

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...codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).... Read more »

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...amitriptyline) psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, clozapine,... Read more »

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...codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).... Read more »

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Generic Risperdal formula gets tentative FDA nod
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