Aripiprazole Orion
Aripiprazole Orion tablets are used in adults and adolescents to treat certain mental illnesses that cause symptoms such as hallucinations, confused speech, mood swings, or excessive energy.
Form
tabletti
Strength
5 mg
Active Ingredient
Aripiprazole
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
Typically for adults, it's 15 mg once a day.
Method
Take the tablet once daily at the same time, with or without food, and swallow it whole with water.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 30 mg once a day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Diabetes
- •Trouble sleeping
- •Anxiety
- •Restlessness and inability to sit still
- •Uncontrolled twitching, jerking, or writhing movements
- •Tremors
- •Headache
- •Tiredness
- •Drowsiness
- •Dizziness
- •Blurred vision
- •Infrequent bowel movements or difficulty passing stool
- •Indigestion
- •Nausea
- •Increased saliva production
- •Vomiting
RARE
- •Increased or decreased levels of prolactin hormone in the blood
- •High blood sugar levels
- •Depression
- •Changed or increased sexual desire
- •Uncontrollable movements of the mouth, tongue, and limbs (tardive dyskinesia)
- •Muscle tone disorder causing twisting movements (dystonia)
- •Restless legs
- •Double vision
- •Light sensitivity of eyes
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Drop in blood pressure when standing up, causing dizziness or fainting
- •Hiccups
- •Decrease in white blood cells
- •Decrease in blood platelets
- •Allergic reaction (e.g., swelling of mouth, tongue, face or throat, itching, rash)
- •New onset diabetes or worsening of existing diabetes, ketoacidosis (ketones in blood and urine), or coma
- •Low sodium in blood
- •Loss of appetite (anorexia)
- •Weight loss
- •Weight gain
- •Suicidal thoughts, attempts, and suicide
- •Aggressiveness
- •Agitation
- •Nervousness
- •Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (symptoms include fever, muscle stiffness, fast breathing, sweating, decreased consciousness, and sudden changes in blood pressure and heart rate), fainting
- •Seizures (epilepsy)
- •Serotonin syndrome (a condition that can cause feelings of intense happiness, drowsiness, clumsiness, restlessness, a feeling of being drunk, fever, sweating, or stiff muscles)
- •Speech disorders
- •Eyes fixed in one position
- •Sudden unexplained death
- •Life-threatening irregular heart rhythm
- •Heart attack
- •Slowed heart rate
- •Blood clots in veins, especially in legs (symptoms include swelling, pain, and redness), which can travel to lungs causing chest pain and breathing difficulties
- •High blood pressure
- •Food entering the windpipe, risking pneumonia
- •Muscle spasms in the vocal cord area
- •Pancreatitis
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Diarrhea
- •Abdominal discomfort
- •Stomach upset
- •Liver failure
- •Liver inflammation
- •Yellowing of skin and whites of eyes (jaundice)
- •Abnormal liver function test results
- •Rash
- •Photosensitivity of skin
- •Hair loss
- •Excessive sweating
- •Severe allergic reactions, such as Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
- •Abnormal muscle breakdown, which can lead to kidney problems
- •Muscle pain
- •Stiffness
- •Involuntary urination (incontinence)
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborns if exposed to the medication during pregnancy
- •Prolonged and/or painful erection
- •Body temperature regulation disorders or high body temperature
- •Chest pain
- •Swelling of hands, ankles, or feet
- •Blood tests: increased or fluctuating blood sugar, increased glycated hemoglobin levels
- •Inability to resist harmful urges (e.g., compulsive gambling, overeating, spending, sexual urges, wandering)
Important Warnings
- Thoughts of suicide and self-harm have been reported during Aripiprazole treatment. Tell your doctor immediately if you think about or feel like harming yourself.
- This medicine can cause drowsiness, dizziness, and problems with balance, which may lead to falls. Be careful, especially if you are elderly or frail.
- Tell your doctor if you have high blood sugar (symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, increased appetite, and feeling weak) or a family history of diabetes.
- Tell your doctor if you have a history of seizures.
- Tell your doctor if you have uncontrollable, irregular muscle movements, especially in your face.
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- Tell your doctor if you have heart disease, a family history of heart disease, a stroke, or abnormal blood pressure.
- Tell your doctor if you or your family have had blood clots, as antipsychotics can cause them.
- Tell your doctor if you have a history of excessive gambling.
- Report to your doctor if you gain weight, develop movement disorders, feel very sleepy, have difficulty swallowing, or experience allergic reactions.
- If you are elderly and have dementia, you or your caregiver should tell the doctor if you have ever had a stroke or mini-stroke.
- Seek immediate medical attention if you experience muscle stiffness or cramps with high fever, sweating, changes in consciousness, or a very fast or irregular heartbeat.
- Tell your doctor if you or your family notice you developing strong urges to behave in unusual ways, such as excessive gambling, overeating, compulsive spending, or unusual sexual urges. Your doctor may need to adjust your dose or stop your medication.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category D
Avoid use in older adults. For treatment of psychosis only. Increases risk of falls, extrapyramidal symptoms and cognitive impairment. Increases risk of falls, extrapyramidal symptoms and cognitive impairment. (updated 15.1.2024)