Drug details

Risperdal Consta (risperidone)

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Risperdal Consta (risperidone) is an antipsychotic-type psychiatric medication used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder).

The drug is often used to treat Bipolar disorder , Schizophrenia .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• dizziness,
• indigestion,
• constipation,
• drowsiness,
• dry mouth,
• runny nose,
• fatigue,
• acne,
• weight gain or loss,
• dry skin, or
• redness/swelling/pain at the injection site

The following drugs are related to Risperdal Consta, either as a replacement or used together:

• Abilify (aripiprazole)
• Abilify Asimtufii (aripiprazole for extended-release injectable suspension)
• Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole extended-release injectable suspension)
• Adasuve (loxapine inhalation powder)
• Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil extended-release injection)
• Aripiprazole Tablets (aripiprazole tablets)
• Saphris (asenapine sublingual tablets)
• Secuado (asenapine transdermal system)
• Caplyta (lumateperone capsules)
• Equetro (carbamazepine xr)
• Stalevo (carbidopa, levodopa and entacapone)
• Clozaril (clozapine)
• Fazaclo (clozapine)
• Versacloz (clozapine oral suspension)
• Fanapt (iloperidone tablets)
• Luvox CR (fluvoxamine maleate extended-release capsules)
• Haldol (haloperidol injection)
• Invega (paliperidone)
• Invega Hafyera (6-month paliperidone palmitate)
• Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension)
• Invega Trinza (paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension)
• Latuda (lurasidone hcl tablets for oral administration)
• Lithium Carbonate Tablets (lithium carbonate)
• Lithobid (lithium carbonate tablets)
• Loxitane (loxapine)
• Lybalvi (olanzapine and samidorphan tablets)
• Mellaril (thioridazine hcl)
• Namenda XR (memantine hydrochloride extended release capsules)
• Moban (molindone hydrochloride tablets)
• Navane (thiothixene hcl)
• Zyprexa (olanzapine)
• Orap (pimozide)
• Perseris (risperidone)
• Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate)
• Seroquel XR (quetiapine fumarate extended-release tablets)
• Risperdal (risperidone)
• Rykindo (risperidone)
• Stavzor (valproic acid)

The following supplements are related to Risperdal Consta, and may be used together with the drug:

• Fish Oil (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• Lithium (s.)
• Dhea (s.)