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What is Paliperidone?

Paliperidone is an atypical antipsychotic agent used in the treatment of schizophrenia. It is being used off-label for psychosis and agitation related to Alzheimer's dementia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 15 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Psychosis Disorder 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Bipolar rapid cycling 3 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Psychotic symptoms (anxiety depression fear) 2 0
Depressed mood 2 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Bipolar I Disorder 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 34 patients currently taking Paliperidone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 8
Mild
 2
None
 2

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

Weight gain 6
Sexual dysfunction 4
Lactation 2
Muscle aches 2
Drowsiness 2
Fatigue 2
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  3mg as needed monthly 3 mg daily 117 mg monthly 6 mg daily 9 mg daily 12 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Paliperidone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 59%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 29%
Other 4   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 12%
Expense 2   Expense: 12%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Paliperidone

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

Currently Taking Paliperidone

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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

Stopped Taking Paliperidone

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Paliperidone

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 4 27%
Sometimes
 1 7%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Paliperidone

Very
 3 20%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 3 20%
Not at all
 8 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Paliperidone

$200+
 1 8%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 8%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 10 77%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.