Comparing Aripiprazole vs Risperdal
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Prescription only
Aripiprazole is used to treat schizophrenia, manic or mixed episodes associated with Bipolar I disorder, irritability associated with Autistic disorder, Tourette's disorder, and as an adjunctive... View more |
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 |
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Aripiprazole has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 1543 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Risperdal has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 241 ratings on Drugs.com. 42% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Abilify, Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, 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 732 drugs are known to interact with Aripiprazole:
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A total of 680 drugs are known to interact with Risperdal:
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November 15, 2002 |
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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