Comparing Paliperidone vs Risperidone
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression. Paliperidone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. View more |
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 Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
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| More about Paliperidone | More about Risperidone | ||||||||||||||||
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Paliperidone has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 649 ratings on Drugs.com. 32% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 52% reported a negative effect. |
Risperidone has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 733 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 Paliperidone side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Erzofri, Invega, Invega Hafyera, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza | 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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23 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 629 drugs are known to interact with Paliperidone:
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A total of 680 drugs are known to interact with Risperidone:
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December 19, 2006 |
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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