Risp Oral Usage And Safety
Dosage
Risperidone
Side Effects
? Increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis ? Cerebrovascular adverse events, including stroke, in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis ? Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ? Tardive dyskinesia ? Metabolic Changes (Hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia, and Weight Gain) ? Hyperprolactinemia ? Orthostatic hypotension ? Falls ? Leukopenia, neutropenia, and agranulocytosis ? Potential for cognitive and motor impairment ? Seizures ? Dysphagia ? Priapism ? Disruption of body temperature regulation ? Patients with Phenylketonuria .
Drug Interactions
Fluoxetine , Paroxetine , Carbamazepine , Ranitidine , Cimetidine , Erythromycin , Amitriptyline , levodopa , ketoconazole , verapamil , furoseamide , paliperidone , dopamine agonists , rifampicin , anticholinergics.
Indication
It (risperidone) is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia.
When not to Use
It is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to either risperidone or paliperidone, or to any of the excipients in the formulation. Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylactic reactions and angioedema, have been reported in patients treated with risperidone and in patients treated with paliperidone. Paliperidone is a metabolite of risperidone.