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Cariprazine is used to treat patients with schizophrenia and manic, depressive, or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.In the United States it is approved for schizophrenia in adults, acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults and treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression).
Trifluoperazine, marketed under the brand name Stelazine among others, is a typical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia. [3] It may also be used short term in those with generalized anxiety disorder but is less preferred to benzodiazepines. [3]
"Because of cariprazine long half-life, and the especially long half-life of one of its active metabolites, monitor for adverse effects and response for several weeks after starting cariprazine and with each dosage change; also washout of active drug will take several weeks."
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The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), [1] [2] are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neuroleptics, although the latter is usually reserved for the typical antipsychotics) largely introduced after the 1970s and used to treat psychiatric ...
Asenapine, sold under the brand name Saphris among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and acute mania associated with bipolar disorder as well as the medium to long-term management of bipolar disorder.
The percentage of patients who gained weight during the trial was 2.1% for brilaroxazine 15 mg, 5.9% for 50 mg, and 2.9% for placebo. This is a significant improvement over the currently prescribed third-generation antipsychotics aripiprazole (Abilify), brexpiprazole (Rexulti), and cariprazine (Vraylar). In comparable short-term (4-6 week ...
Iloperidone is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and mania or mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder. [2] [3] In a 2013 study in a comparison of 15 antipsychotic drugs in effectivity in treating schizophrenic symptoms, iloperidone demonstrated mild effectiveness -- as effective as lurasidone, and 13 to 15% less effective than ziprasidone, chlorpromazine, and asenapine. [4]