Abilify, is a medicine used in bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. It is produced by the Bristol-MyersSquibb laboratory and can be found in tablet form at 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 with 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 mania and mixed episodes associated with type I bipolar disorder.
Adjunct Therapy - Abilify is indicated as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate for the acute treatment of mania or mixed episodes associated with type I bipolar disorder.
Abilify Price
At the dosage of 10 mg with 10 tablets the values can vary from 140.00 to 170.00 reais. At the dose of 15 mg with 10 tablets the values can vary from 253.00 to 260.00 reais. At the dose of 15 mg with 30 tablets the values can vary from 630.00 to 765.00 reais. At the dosage of 20 mg with 30 tablets the values can vary from 840.00 to 1020.00 reais.
Abilify's Contraindication
People with allergy to aripiprazole or to 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 discontinue 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 the meals. In general, dosage increases should not be made before two weeks, the time needed to reach steady state.
Bipolar disorder
The recommended starting dose and target dose is 15 mg once daily as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy with lithium or valproate. The dose may be elevated to 30 mg / day based on clinical response. The safety of doses greater than 30 mg / day has not been evaluated in clinical studies.
