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Generic Name: Aripiprazole

What is Abilify? Abilify® is a brand name for the drug aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The patent for Abilify currently expires in April 2015. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

13 patients in the community are taking or have taken Abilify.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 46%
Depression 3 23%
Paranoia 1 7%
Anxiety 1 7%
disease-related symptoms 1 7%
General health 1 7%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Abilify.

  0 mg day 2 mg day 5 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 25 mg day 40 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Abilify or how long patients were taking Abilify before stopping.

Currently taking Abilify

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
2
1
0

Stopped taking Abilify

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Abilify (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 100% Did not seem to work: 100%


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