Medication GuideHighlights of Prescribing Information These highlights do not include all the information needed to use ARIPIPRAZOLE ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLETS safely and effectively. See full prescribing in
Mr S finally agreed to try this medication, which has limited anticholinergic effects and therefore might not worsen glaucoma. Aripiprazole was started at 10 mg initially and increased to 20 mg daily over 2 months. During follow-up, Mr S reported reduced psychotic symptoms (his BPRS score ...
Physicians aim to prevent its development by using the lowest effective dose of antipsychotics for the shortest time. When possible the medication should be stopped, or reduced, if tardive dyskinesia is diagnosed. But the condition may remain for months, years, or even permanently. Its symptoms ...
weight 141 kg, body mass index 36.9 kg/m2] with chart diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder, depres- sive type and post-traumatic stress disorder, was re- ferred to a community mental health center in March of 2014 to address medication non-adherence and lack of medication effectiveness. AB...
Nine patients (26.5 %) experienced moderate to severe agitation, which was associated with self-injurious behaviors in five of these patients, and five patients (14.7 %) presented with sleep disorders. Twelve patients (35.3 %) discontinued medication during the fol- low-up because of lack of ...
Our Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication. Description for Abilify Maintena Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic which is present in ABILIFY MAINTENA as its monohydra...
Our Aripiprazole Tablets Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication. WARNING INCREASED MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA-RELATED PSYCHOSIS and SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS WITH ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS...
The patient was a 60-year-old Hispanic man with bipolar disorder type I, who was admitted to the hospital because of medication noncompliance, worsening depression, and suicidal ideation. Outpatient he received aripiprazole long acting injectable (LAI) 300 mg monthly and was a week overdue. In ...
Antipsychotic medicationBipolar DisorderDopamine agonistSubstance use disorderComorbid substance use is a very common problem in bipolar disorder (BD) [1]. Few controlled pharmacological studies have examined its treatment, while comorbidity often complicates BD's diagnosis and treatment and worsens the ...
If necessary, adjunctive medication should be used in early treatment to manage side effects or assist in management of symptoms such as agitation. When switching to aripiprazole, the therapeutic dose of current treatment should be maintained while adding aripiprazole 15 (5 to 20) mg/day. Only ...