Her history included a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, for which she had been receiving ziprasidone for 2 years. Her symptoms had subsequently been reassessed as being consistent with major depressive disorder. After the change in diagnosis, her ziprasidone dosage had been slowly tapered in the 3 ...
Ziprasidone capsules are indicated as an adjunct to lithium or valproate for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder in adults [see Clinical Studies (14.2)]. 2. Ziprasidone Hydrochloride Dosage and Administration 2.1 Administration Information for Ziprasidone Capsules Administer ziprasidone capsules ...
GEODON is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia, as monotherapy for the acute treatment of bipolar manic or mixed episodes, and as an adjunct to lithium or valproate for the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. GEODON intramuscular is indicated for acute agitation in schizophrenic patients...
Efficacy of monotherapy for long-term use (i.e., >3 weeks) in patients with bipolar disorder not systematically evaluated.Maintenance Treatment: Combination Therapy Oral As adjunctive therapy with lithium or valproate, continue ziprasidone at same dosage on which patient was initially stabilized, ...
A Comparison of "Second Generation Antipsychotics" in the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Clozapine, Quetiapine, Ziprasidone and Aripiprazole Summary This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Pharmacological Mechanisms Associated with Thymoleptic Activity Randomized Controlled Trials in... PE...
maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate in adults. (1) GEODON for injection is indicated for the: • acute treatment of agitation in schizophrenic patients in adults. (1) DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Administer capsules orally with food. Do not ...
Hallucinations are prevalent in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders and may have severe consequences for the affected patients. Antipsychotic drug trials that specifically address the anti-hallucinatory effectiveness of the respective drugs in representative samples are rare. The aims of the present...
An event is serious (FDA MedWatch definition) when the patient outcome is: death life-threatening hospitalisation disability congenital anomaly requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage A 41-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorders at 18 years of age and ...
Ziprasidone monother- apy in bipolar II depression: an open trial. J Affect Disord 2009; 118: 205-8.Liebowitz MR, Salman E, Mech A et al. Ziprasidone monother- apy in bipolar II depression : an open trial. J Affect Disord 2009;118:205-8....
bipolar disorderdopaminemanianorepinephrineschizoaffective disorderschizophreniaserotoninziprasidoneZiprasidone is a second-generation antipsychotic with combined dopamine and serotonin receptor antagonistic activity. The initial evidence suggests an effective dosage range of 120鈥 160mg/day. Clinical trials have ...