Risperdal Alternatives Compared
| Risperdal (risperidone) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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| Risperdal (risperidone) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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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 |
Prescription only
Vraylar is an atypical antipsychotic that is effective for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. Vraylar is usually well-tolerated and less likely than some other antipsychotics to... View more |
Prescription only
Caplyta is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat adults with schizophrenia or depression associated with bipolar disorder. Sleepiness is the most common side effect and it should not be... View more |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
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| More about Risperdal (risperidone) | More about Vraylar (cariprazine) | More about Caplyta (lumateperone) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Vraylar has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 534 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Caplyta has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 189 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% 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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| Other risperidone brands include: Perseris, Risperdal Consta, Risvan, Rykindo, Uzedy |
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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. |
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Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 682 drugs are known to interact with Risperdal:
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A total of 579 drugs are known to interact with Vraylar:
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A total of 606 drugs are known to interact with Caplyta:
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December 29, 1993 |
September 17, 2015 |
December 20, 2019 |
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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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