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What is Risperdal Consta?

Risperdal® Consta® is a brand name for the injectable form of risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic agent used to treat schizophrenia, manic or mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder, and agitation related to autism. Off label it is used for Tourette's syndrome and Alzheimer's dementia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Bipolar Disorder 1 0

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Dosages

  12.5 mg/2 weeks every other week 25 mg/2 weeks every other week
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Risperdal Consta

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.