Comparing Abilify vs Clozapine
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Prescription only
Abilify is an antipsychotic used in the treatment of schizophrenia and several other disorders. Abilify is less likely than some other antipsychotics to cause weight gain. Prescribed for Bipolar... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Schizophrenia. May also be prescribed off label for Borderline Personality Disorder, Paranoid Disorder. |
Related suggestions Schizophrenia
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| More about Abilify (aripiprazole) | More about Clozapine | ||||||||||||||||
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Abilify has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1141 ratings on Drugs.com. 48% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Clozapine has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 70 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Abilify side effects in more detail. |
Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: clozapine side effects in more detail. |
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View all Abilify prices and generic prices |
View all clozapine prices |
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| Other aripiprazole brands include: Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio | Clopine, Clozapine Synthon, Clozaril, Denzapine, FazaClo, Versacloz | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
10.3 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 701 drugs are known to interact with Abilify:
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A total of 878 drugs are known to interact with clozapine:
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November 15, 2002 |
September 26, 1989 |
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** 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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