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What is Lurasidone?

Lurasidone is an antipsychotic agent. It is used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bipolar I Disorder 5 1 Efficacy_major
Bipolar II Disorder 3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 2 0
Auditory hallucinations 2 0
Schizoaffective Disorder 1 0
Schizophrenia 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 10 patients currently taking Lurasidone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lurasidone

Weight gain 1
Heat intolerance 1
Cognitive Confusion 1
Akinesia 1
Internal Restlessness (Akathisia) 1
Restlessness 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lurasidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense 1   Expense: 25%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 25%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%
Other 1   Other: 25%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Lurasidone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Lurasidone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Lurasidone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lurasidone

Always
 4 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lurasidone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 50%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lurasidone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 50%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 24, 2012.