Description

Risperdal ( Risperidone ) is used for treatment of bipolar I disorder or to treat acute to manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. It is approved for use as therapy alone or in combination with drugs called mood stabilizers, such as lithium or valproate.

Manufacturer: Cipla		Average Delivery Time: 12 Days
Brand Name:		Exp. Date: Approx. March 2009

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Description

Risperidone is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania or bipolar disorder, or irritability associated with autistic disorder. This medicine should NOT be used to treat behavioral problems in older adult patients who have dementia .

Risperidone is available only with your doctor's prescription.

This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Tablet, Disintegrating
Tablet
Solution

Risperidone Tablets
Risperidone
Risperidone Side Effects
What Is Risperidone Used For?
Risperidone Dosing
Drug Interactions With Risperidone
Precautions and Warnings With Risperidone

What Is Risperidone Used For? -- An Overview
Risperidone (Risperdal®) is a prescription medicine known as an "atypical antipsychotic" that has been licensed to treat the following conditions:

Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Irritability associated with autism.

Risperidone and Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is one of the most confusing and disabling mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is a group of mental disorders that involve abnormal thinking. Although the causes of schizophrenia are not fully understood, it is currently thought that genetics and environmental factors play an important role in developing the illness. Depending on the type of schizophrenia (see Types of Schizophrenia), symptoms may include the following:

Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorders
Disorders of movement
Flat affect (immobile facial expression, monotonous voice)
Lack of pleasure in everyday life
A diminished ability to initiate and sustain planned activity
Speaking infrequently, even when forced to interact
Poor executive functioning (the ability to absorb and interpret information and make decisions based on that information)
An inability to stay focused
Problems with working memory (the ability to keep recently-learned information in mind and use it right away).

Although psychotherapy may be helpful for schizophrenia (see Psychosocial Therapy for Schizophrenics), medication is often essential to schizophrenia treatment. Risperidone can help improve the symptoms of schizophrenia. It also helps to prevent schizophrenia relapses (worsening of schizophrenia). However, risperidone is not a cure for schizophrenia.