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  • Provider restrictions: Risperidone (Risperdal Consta®) is restricted to the psychiatry service line.
  • Patient restrictions: Risperidone (Risperdal Consta®) is restricted to patients with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder.
  • Dose restrictions: Risperidone (Risperdal Consta®) restricted maximum dose - 50 mg every 2 weeks.
Brand names: RisperDAL Consta
Form Strength
POWDER FOR INJECTION, EXTENDED RELEASE, INTRAMUSCULAR 25 mg/2 weeks; 37.5 mg/2 weeks; 50 mg/2 weeks
SOLUTION, ORAL 1 mg/mL
TABLET, DISINTEGRATING, ORAL 0.25 mg; 0.5 mg; 1 mg; 2 mg; 3 mg; 4 mg
TABLET, ORAL 0.25 mg; 0.5 mg; 1 mg; 2 mg; 3 mg; 4 mg


Policies and procedures

R24 Unnecessary Drugs Skilled Nursing Facility

Consults, protocols, and therapeutic interchanges

 

Additional information

 

Drug Name Common Side Effects

Risperidone

  • drowsiness, sedation
  • headache, dizziness
  • GI: nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain

Last updated: Nov. 1, 2023


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