Aripiprazole (produced by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and sold as Abilify) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 15, 2002 for the treatment of schizophrenia, the sixth atypical antipsychotic medication of its kind. More recently it received FDA approval for the treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes associated with Bipolar disorder, as well as treatment of depression
The chemical formula of Aripiprazole is C23H27Cl2N3O2.
The pKa value for aripiprazole is approximately 7.8. This value indicates that aripiprazole is a weak base.
Aripiprazole
to help and keep people better.
Yes.
Those are fairly common side effects of aripiprazole (Abilify). The alcohol magnifies the effect. You should not drink alcohol if you are taking any antipsychotic medication.
Amisulpride, Aripiprazole, Clozapine, Olanzapine, Paliperidone, Quetiapine and, Risperidone
What ABILIFY contains ▪ The active substance is aripiprazole. ABILIFY 5 mg tablets: each tablet contains 5 mg of aripiprazole. ABILIFY 10 mg tablets: each tablet contains 10 mg of aripiprazole. ABILIFY 15 mg tablets: each tablet contains 15 mg of aripiprazole. ABILIFY 30 mg tablets: each tablet contains 30 mg of aripiprazole. ▪ The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, maize starch, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate and • ABILIFY 5 mg tablets also contain indigo carmine aluminum lake (E132) • ABILIFY 10 mg & 30 mg tablets also contain red iron oxide (E172) • ABILIFY 15 mg tablets also contain yellow iron oxide (E172)
Aripiprazole (abilify) is an atypical antipsychotic. Due to stigma, they may not want people to know that they are on an antipsychotic. Although ailify is used to treat everything from schizophrenia to unipolar and bipolar depression, a lot of people do not like to deal with the stigma a lot of people assign to using antipsychotics.
There is need for individualization of drug therapy, if aripiprazole isn't good, the person may try quetiapine
Maintainance treatment can be achieved with mood stabilizers such as Depakote, and Lithium. Also consider low dosage benzodiazepines such as clonazepam 1mg, and lorazepan 1mg three times daily. Second generation antipsychotics such as olanzapine, ziprazidone, risperidone, aripiprazole. Maintainance treatment can be achieved with mood stabilizers such as Depakote, and Lithium. Also consider low dosage benzodiazepines such as clonazepam 1mg, and lorazepan 1mg three times daily. Second generation antipsychotics such as olanzapine, ziprazidone, risperidone, aripiprazole.
It supposedly does not according to the makers , but it is in fact a dopamine agonist . well it is a partial agonist , selective in nature. so yes may be addictive as it will agonize dopamine, althought it will not have the same activity.