Aripiprazole Ratiopharm
Aripiprazole ratiopharm is a medicine used for mental illnesses that cause symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, confused thoughts, or extreme mood changes, and helps prevent these symptoms from returning.
Form
tabletti
Strength
10 mg
Active Ingredient
Aripiprazole
Manufacturer
ratiopharm GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, the usual dose is 15 mg once a day. For adolescents (13 years and older), the recommended daily dose is 10 mg once a day. Your doctor will decide your exact dose, and it can be adjusted.
Method
Take your tablet by mouth at the same time each day, with or without food. Swallow 5 mg tablets whole with water. For 10 mg, 15 mg, and 30 mg tablets, swallow with water; these can be divided into two equal halves.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 30 mg. Do not change your dose or stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •High blood sugar (diabetes)
- •Difficulty sleeping
- •Feeling anxious
- •Feeling restless or unable to sit still
- •Akathisia (an unpleasant feeling of inner restlessness and a strong urge to move constantly)
- •Uncontrolled jerking, twitching, or twisting movements
- •Trembling
- •Headache
- •Tiredness and drowsiness
- •Dizziness
- •Trembling and blurred vision
- •Infrequent bowel movements or difficulty passing stool (constipation)
- •Indigestion
- •Nausea
- •Increased saliva
- •Vomiting
- •Upper stomach pain
- •Dry mouth
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Weight gain
- •Increased appetite
- •Muscle twitching
- •Uncontrolled movements of limbs
- •Dizziness, especially when standing up
RARE
- •Changes in blood prolactin levels
- •Depression
- •Changed or increased sexual interest
- •Uncontrolled movements of the mouth, tongue, and limbs (tardive dyskinesia)
- •Muscle spasms that cause twisting movements (dystonia)
- •Restless legs
- •Double vision
- •Eyes sensitive to light
- •Drop in blood pressure when standing up, causing dizziness or fainting
- •Hiccups
- •Decreased white blood cells
- •Decreased platelets
- •Allergic reactions (e.g., swelling of the mouth, tongue, face, or throat, itching, rash)
- •New or worsening diabetes, very high blood sugar with ketones (ketoacidosis), or loss of consciousness
- •Low sodium levels in the blood
- •Loss of appetite (anorexia)
- •Weight loss
- •Suicidal thoughts, attempts, or suicide
- •Aggressiveness
- •Agitation
- •Nervousness
- •Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS - a serious reaction with fever, stiff muscles, fast breathing, sweating, confusion, and sudden changes in blood pressure and heart rate)
- •Seizures (convulsions)
- •Serotonin syndrome (a reaction that can cause intense happiness, drowsiness, clumsiness, restlessness, feeling drunk, fever, sweating, or stiff muscles)
- •Speech problems
- •Eyes fixed in one position
- •Sudden unexplained death
- •Life-threatening irregular heartbeat
- •Heart attack
- •Slow heart rate
- •Blood clots in veins, especially in the legs (symptoms include swelling, pain, and redness in the leg), which can travel to the lungs causing chest pain and breathing difficulties
- •High blood pressure
- •Food or liquid entering the windpipe, leading to pneumonia risk
- •Muscle spasms in the vocal cords
- •Inflammation of the pancreas
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Diarrhea
- •Stomach discomfort or abdominal pain
- •Liver failure
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis)
- •Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Rash
- •Skin sensitivity to light
- •Hair loss
- •Excessive sweating
- •Severe allergic reaction called DRESS syndrome (flu-like symptoms, facial rash, widespread rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, elevated liver enzymes, and increased white blood cells called eosinophils)
- •Abnormal muscle breakdown leading to kidney problems, muscle pain, and stiffness
- •Involuntary urination (incontinence)
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Drug withdrawal symptoms in newborns if exposed during pregnancy
- •Prolonged and/or painful erection
- •Problems regulating body temperature or high body temperature
- •Chest pain
- •Swelling of hands, ankles, or feet
- •Blood tests showing increased or changing blood sugar levels, or increased glycated hemoglobin
- •Inability to resist harmful urges, such as compulsive gambling, increased sexual urges or behavior, uncontrolled shopping or spending, binge eating, or wandering
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to aripiprazole or any other ingredients.
- Tell your doctor right away if you have thoughts of harming yourself.
- Seek immediate medical help if you experience stiff muscles, high fever, sweating, confusion, or a very fast or uneven heartbeat.
- Before starting, tell your doctor if you have high blood sugar or diabetes, seizures, uncontrolled muscle movements, heart or blood vessel problems, stroke, unusual blood pressure, blood clots, or a history of compulsive gambling.
- Inform your doctor if you gain weight, develop unusual movements, feel very sleepy, have difficulty swallowing, or experience allergic reactions.
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- If you are an older patient with dementia, tell your doctor if you have a history of stroke or similar brain problems.
- Tell your doctor if you or your family notice you developing new or strong urges, such as compulsive gambling, overeating, excessive spending, or unusual sexual thoughts or urges, as these may be impulse control problems.
- This medicine can make you sleepy, dizzy, or affect your balance, increasing the risk of falls, especially if you are elderly or frail. Be careful.
- This medicine is not for children under 13 years old.
- Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine.
- This medicine may cause dizziness and vision problems, so be careful when driving or operating machinery until you know how it affects you.
- If you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or breastfeeding, talk to your doctor. Newborns exposed to this medicine during late pregnancy may have tremors, stiffness, drowsiness, or breathing/feeding problems.
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)