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It is mainly used to treat schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. [14] It is marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals. [4] Paliperidone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of schizophrenia in December 2006, [4] and in the European Union in June 2007. [8]
Lithium – Lithium is the "classic" mood stabilizer, the first to be approved by the US FDA, and still popular in treatment. Therapeutic drug monitoring is required to ensure lithium levels remain in the therapeutic range: 0.6 to 0.8 or 0.8–1.2 mEq/L (or millimolar).
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
The primary treatment of schizoaffective disorder is medication, with improved outcomes using combined long-term psychological and social supports. [23] Hospitalization may occur for severe episodes either voluntarily or (if mental health legislation allows it) involuntarily.
Lurasidone, sold under the brand name Latuda among others, is an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar depression. [2] It is taken by mouth.. Common side effects include nausea, mild movement problems, sedation, and restlessness. [2]
The weight loss drug Zepbound, generically known as tirzepatide, is also now an approved medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea, per a Food and Drug Administration Dec. 20 press release.
Clozapine, sold under the brand name Clozaril among others, is a psychiatric medication and was the first atypical antipsychotic to be discovered. [6] It is primarily used to treat people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder who have had an inadequate response to two other antipsychotics, or who have been unable to tolerate other drugs due to extrapyramidal side effects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a weight-loss drug to help sleep apnea, becoming the first drug to treat the disorder affecting millions of Americans. On Friday, the federal agency ...