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What is Risperdal Consta?

Risperdal® Consta® is a slow release brand of risperidone, an atypical antipsychotics. It is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia, and episodes of mania or mixed episodes for people with bipolar disorder.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Schizophrenia 2 0
Paranoid Schizophrenia 1 1 Efficacy_major
Aggression 1 0
Depression with anxiety 1 0
Hallucinations 1 0
Bipolar Disorder 1 1 Efficacy_none

See all 10 patients currently taking Risperdal Consta

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Risperdal Consta

Weight gain 3

Reported Dosages

  1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 25 mg/2 weeks every 2 weeks 3 mg daily 50 mg/2 weeks every 2 weeks 75 mg every 2 weeks 8 mg daily 25 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Risperdal Consta (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

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

Currently Taking Risperdal Consta

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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

Stopped Taking Risperdal Consta

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Risperdal Consta

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 1 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Risperdal Consta

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 67%
Not at all
 1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Risperdal Consta

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.