Comparing Abilify Maintena vs Risperdal
| Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) | Risperdal (risperidone) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia. Abilify Maintena may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Risperdal is an antipsychotic that relieves psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia or mania and is also used in the treatment of autistic disorder. Side effects are less likely at lower... View more |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
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| More about Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) | More about Risperdal (risperidone) | ||||||||||||||||
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Abilify Maintena has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 70 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Risperdal has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 242 ratings on Drugs.com. 42% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Abilify Maintena side effects |
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| Other aripiprazole brands include: Abilify, Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio, Mezofy, Opipza | Other risperidone brands include: Perseris, Risperdal Consta, Risvan, Rykindo, Uzedy | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
24 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 733 drugs are known to interact with Abilify Maintena:
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A total of 682 drugs are known to interact with Risperdal:
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December 29, 1993 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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