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Risperidone
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.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Paul Ballas
,
Health Expert
...earlier findings that the newer medications tested (risperidone and olanzapine) are no more...
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By Jerry Kennard
,
Health Expert
...so-called second generation drugs olanzapine and risperidone. All the medications reduced...
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By Christina Bruni
,
Health Expert
The FDA approved Risperdal for the treatment of schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in kids and...
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Health Guide
...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...
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...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...
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......antipsychotic drug approved for treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Paliperidone is chemically related to
risperidone.Diabetes Risk and Atypical AntipsychoticsIn 2007, the manufacturer of...
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...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...
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... Newer antipsychotic drugs (aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine,
risperidone, and ziprasidone) may not be safer than older antipsychotic drugs ...
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Medications
......above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting risperidone. Before using this... Read more »
Risperidone is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar... Read more »
...codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).... Read more »
...amitriptyline) psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, clozapine,... Read more »
...codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).... Read more »
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