Abilify, is a medication used in bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. It is produced by the Bristol-MyersSquibb laboratory and can be found in tablet form in the dosages of 10 mg in packs of 10 units, 15 mg in packs of 10 or 30 units, 20 mg in packs of 10 or 30 units and 30 mg in packs of 30 units.
The main component of Abilify is aripiprazole.
Abilify indication
Indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
For Bipolar Disorder:
Monotherapy - Abilify indicated for the acute and maintenance treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with type I bipolar disorder.
Adjunctive Therapy - Abilify is indicated as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with type I bipolar disorder.
Abilify Price
In the dosage of 10 mg with 10 tablets the values can vary from 140.00 to 170.00 reais. In the dosage of 15 mg with 10 tablets the values can vary from 253, 00 to 260, 00 reais. In the dosage of 15 mg with 30 tablets the values can vary from 630.00 to 765.00 reais. In the dosage of 20 mg with 30 tablets the values can vary from 840.00 to 1020.00 reais.
Abilify contraindication
People with allergies to aripiprazole or any component of the formulation. It should be used with caution in patients with known cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease, heart failure or conduction disturbance), cerebrovascular disease, situations that predispose patients to hypotension (dehydration, hypovolemia and treatment with antihypertensive drugs) or hypertension, including accelerated or malignant. This medicine should not be used by pregnant women without medical advice. For more information consult your doctor.
Abilify Side Effects
Nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, vertigo, akathisia, pain, fatigue, anxiety, sedation, agitation, dystonia, insomnia, salivary hypersecretion, dry mouth, tremors, weight gain, nasopharyngeal infections, restlessness, among others.
How to use Abilify
Follow the advice of your doctor, always respecting the times, doses and duration of treatment. Do not stop treatment without your doctor's knowledge. The dosage may vary from patient to patient.
Schizophrenia
The recommended starting dose and target dose for ABILIFY is 10 mg / day or 15 mg / day once daily, regardless of meals. In general, increases in dosage should not be made before two weeks, the time required to reach steady state.
Bipolar disorder
The starting dose and the recommended target dose is 15 mg once daily as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy with lithium or valproate. The dose can be increased to 30 mg / day based on the clinical response. The safety of doses higher than 30 mg / day has not been evaluated in clinical studies.
