Risperidone

The clinical aspects of using the drug risperidone to treat schizophrenia are examined. Although its role in treatment-resistant cases needs further evaluation, it may be worth trying before turning to the more toxic clozapine.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1994-02, Vol.343 (8895), p.457-460
Main Author: Livingston, M.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects
Antipsychotic Agents - pharmacokinetics
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Antipsychotics
Biological and medical sciences
Dopamine
Drug dosages
Drug Interactions
Drug withdrawal
Drugs
Humans
Isoxazoles - adverse effects
Isoxazoles - pharmacokinetics
Isoxazoles - therapeutic use
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Metabolism
Metabolites
Movement disorders
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Piperidines - adverse effects
Piperidines - pharmacokinetics
Piperidines - therapeutic use
Plasma
Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease)
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic drugs
Risperidone
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Social research
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Summary:The clinical aspects of using the drug risperidone to treat schizophrenia are examined. Although its role in treatment-resistant cases needs further evaluation, it may be worth trying before turning to the more toxic clozapine.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(94)92696-4