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What is Aripiprazole?

Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and irritability associated with autism. Off label it has been used in children for aggression, conduct disorder, and Tourette syndrome; and psychosis/agitation related to Alzheimer's.

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) 273 110 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 165 55 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Bipolar Disorder 147 40 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Increase effect of another treatment 86 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 53 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Mania 42 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 697 patients currently taking Aripiprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 76
Moderate
 78
Mild
 77
None
 95

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

Weight gain 37
Insomnia 34
Agitation 30
Internal Restlessness (Akathisia) 30
Anxious mood 27
Restless feeling in legs 24
See all 163 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Aripiprazole. See all 26 dosages ►

  1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  8 Number of Patients: 8 108 Number of Patients: 108 14 Number of Patients: 14 15 Number of Patients: 15 183 Number of Patients: 183 16 Number of Patients: 16 163 Number of Patients: 163 69 Number of Patients: 69 57 Number of Patients: 57 62 Number of Patients: 62  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aripiprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 167   Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work 117   Did not seem to work: 35%
Doctor's advice 81   Doctor's advice: 24%
Expense 43   Expense: 13%
Other 43   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 22   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 15   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 9   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 1%

See all 324 patients who’ve stopped taking Aripiprazole

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

Currently Taking Aripiprazole

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

Stopped Taking Aripiprazole

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Aripiprazole

Always
 252 77%
Usually
 58 18%
Sometimes
 9 3%
Never
 7 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Aripiprazole

Very
 27 8%
Somewhat
 38 12%
A little
 67 21%
Not at all
 194 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Aripiprazole

$200+
 19 9%
$100-199
 15 7%
$50-99
 35 16%
$25-49
 36 17%
< $25
 105 49%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.