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Risperdal Consta is an atypical antipsychotic drug, a derivative of benzisoxazole, used to treat schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. The active substance of the drug risperidone reduces the productive symptoms of schizophrenia. The preparation should not be administered intravenously. It is presented as prolonged-release microcapsules in a package with a solution for suspension for injection. RISPERDAL CONSTA is available on prescription in a pharmacy.
Rispolept Consta, Producer: Janssen-Cilag
| form, dose, packaging | availability category | the active substance |
| sustained release microcapsules supplied with a solution for dispersion for injection; 1 vial of 25 mg, 1 vial of 37,5 mg, 1 vial of 50 mg | prescription drug | rysperydon |
RISPERDAL CONSTA indications for use
Maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in people currently treated with oral antipsychotics.
RISPERDAL CONSTA and contraindications
Contraindications to taking RISPERDAL CONSTA are:
- hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation,
- RISPERDAL Constanie should be administered intravenously.
Posology RISPERDAL CONSTA
Adults.
- Initial treatment. 25 mg every 14 days if you are already taking risperidone at an oral dose less than or equal to 4 mg / day, or 37,5 mg every 14 days when you are using an oral dose greater than 4 mg / day. If you are already taking medicines other than risperidone: 25 mg or 37,5 mg every 14 days.
- Supportive care. Usually 25 mg every 14 days, 37,5-50 mg every 14 days in justified cases.
Doses should be increased no more frequently than every 4 weeks. In people with impaired liver or kidney function, the drug can be used only after prior administration of the oral form and confirmation of its tolerance. RISPERDAL CONSTA should be injected into the muscle, into the arm or the gluteal muscle.
Risperdal Consta – warnings
- Elderly patients with dementia other than those related to Alzheimer’s disease should not take RISPERDAL CONSTA due to a much greater risk of stroke.
- In the initial phase of dose adjustment, especially with the simultaneous use of antihypertensive drugs, the drug may cause orthostatic drops in blood pressure.
- Caution should be exercised in people with cardiovascular diseases (heart failure, myocardial infarction, conduction disorders, dehydration, cerebral circulation disorders, insufficient filling of the vascular bed).
- Caution should be exercised in patients: with Parkinson’s disease or dementia with Lewy bodies, with diabetes mellitus and risk factors for diabetes, with a history of hyperprolactinaemia or prolactin-dependent tumors, with a history of cardiovascular disease or family history of QT prolongation in parallel taking other drugs that prolong the QT interval or with low levels of potassium or magnesium in the blood, with a history of seizures or with other conditions, taking concomitant medications with an anticholinergic effect or dehydration.
- Administration of the drug to children and adolescents has been associated with weight gain.
- Children and adolescents should be monitored regularly for extrapyramidal symptoms and other movement disorders while taking Risperdal Constau.
- Risperdal Consta has an anti-emetic effect, this may mask symptoms of overdose with certain medications or conditions such as intestinal obstruction, Reye’s syndrome and brain tumor.
- Caution should be exercised in patients with impaired liver and kidney function, the concentration of the preparation in the blood of such people may increase.
- Pregnant women should not use RISPERDAL CONSTABILITY unless it is necessary.
- If you need to use this medicine while you are breastfeeding, your doctor will consider the benefit / risk ratio of your baby on an individual basis.
Risperdal Consta – side effects, including: weight loss, atrioventricular block, tachycardia, anemia, dizziness, sedation, somnolence, tremor, dystonia, tardive dyskinesia, dyskinesia, blurred vision, conjunctivitis, dizziness, dyspnoea, cough, nasal congestion, sore throat and larynx, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, toothache, dry mouth, stomach discomfort, gastritis, urinary incontinence, rash, eczema, pain in joints, back, limbs, muscles, hyperglycaemia, pneumonia, flu, lower respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, urinary tract and ear infections, sinusitis, viral infections, falls, hypotension / hypertension, pyrexia, peripheral edema, chest pain.