Палиперидона пальмитат [USAN]

Описание

Paliperidone palmitate is an atypical long acting antipsychotics，which can fast onset in acute phase and continuously improve the symptoms in maintenance phase． It has the solid efficacy and convenient ad[1]ministration，which offer a new option for schizophrenia treatment and will help patients to adhere the treatment and prevent relapse． As the sole long acting antipsychotics with monthly injection，it was approved by CFDA in 2011 and indicated for the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia．

Использование

Paliperidone Palmitate is a long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Побочные эффекты

The review of the literature also underlined that paliperidone palmitate is well tolerated, compared with placebo. Frequency and severity of side-effects such as extrapyramidal symptoms, hyperprolactinemia and weight gain, was similar or less than those found in treatment with other atypical antipsychotics, including long-acting ones.