Comparing Clozapine vs Risperidone
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Paranoid Disorder. Clozapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Risperidone 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 Borderline Personality Disorder
Paranoid Disorder
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| More about Clozapine | More about Risperidone | ||||||||||||||||
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Clozapine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 80 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
Risperidone has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 735 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% 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 Clozapine side effects |
View all Risperidone side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Clopine, Clozapine Synthon, Clozaril, Denzapine, Versacloz | Perseris, Risperdal, 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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10.3 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 B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 948 drugs are known to interact with Clozapine:
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A total of 681 drugs are known to interact with Risperidone:
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September 26, 1989 |
December 29, 1993 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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