Manufacturer
Aurobindo Pharma
Contents
Risperidone 3mg
Indication
Schizophrenia, Acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder, Moderate dementia in Alzheimer's disease, Severe dementia in Alzheimer's disease, Conduct disorder.
Instruction
May be taken with or without food.
Drug interaction
May enhance effects of antihypertensives and CNS depressants. Increased risk of QT prolongation when given w/ drugs known to cause this effect (e.g. antiarrhythmics, TCAs). May antagonise the actions of levodopa and other dopamine agonists. Carbamazepine and other enzyme inducers (e.g. rifampicin, phenobarbital) may decrease the serum levels of the active antipsychotic fraction of risperidone. Increased plasma concentration w/ fluoxetine, paroxetine or verapamil.
Malaysia
