DRUGS General Indication Mechanism of Chemical Administration/ Usual Contraindication Side Effects and Nursing

Considerations Action classes of dose Interventions with

Drugs Collaborative
Generic It is important to Monotherapy or Blocks Anti-psychotic Adults: Initial dosing is Contraindicated in patients Nursing Considerations
name: understand that after combination dopamine and generally 2mg PO daily. hypersensitive to drug and Monitor patient for tardive
risperidone your manic therapy with 5-HT2 - Adolescents ages 13 to in breast-feeding women. dyskinesia, which may occur
symptoms abate, you lithium or receptors in 17: Start treatment with after prolonged use. It may not
Brand name: will need to continue valproate for 3- the brain. 0.5 mg PO once daily, Use cautiously in patients appear until months or years
Risperdal, taking your week treatment of given as a single daily with prolonged QT interval, later and may disappear
Risperdal medication to acute manic or dose in the morning or CV disease, spontaneously or persist for life,
Consta prevent relapse. mixed episodes evening. cerebrovascular disease, despite stopping drug.
If you miss a dose, from bipolar Administration: dehaydration,
take as soon as disorder. PO hypovolemia, history of Life-threatening hyperglycemia
possible, within 2-3 - Give drug without seizures, or conditions that may occur in patients taking
hours of the - 12-week regard for meals. could affect metabolism or atypical antipsychotics. Monitor
scheduled dosing. If parental therapy - Open package for orally hemodynamic responses. patients with diabetes regularly.
it is close to your for schizophrenia. disintegrating tablets Use cautiously in patients
next scheduled dose, immediately before exposed to extreme heat. Periodically reevaluate drug’s
skip the missed dose - Irritability, giving be peeling off foil risks and benefits, especially
and continue on your including backing with dry hands. Use caution in patients at during prolonged use.
regular dosing aggression, self- Don’t push tablets risk for aspiration
schedule, but do not injury, and through the foil. pneumonia. Monitor patient for weight gain.
take double doses. tantrums, IM
Take it after meals or associated with an - Continue oral therapy Side Effects
with food to autistic disorder. for the first 3 weeks of Use IM injection cautiously CNS: akathisia, somnolence,
decrease stomach IM injection therapy until in those with hepatic or dystonia, headache, insomnia,
upset. - Tourette injections take effect, renal impairment. agitation, anxiety, pain,
Drink plenty of water Syndrome then stop oral therapy. parkinsonism, neuroleptic
or liquid to prevent - To reconstitute IM malignant syndrome, suicide
dehydration, - Obsessive- injection, inject attempt, dizziness, fever,
especially from Compulsive premeasured diluent into hallucination, mania, impaired
prolonged exposure disorder vial and shake vigorously concentration.
to hot weather. for at least 10 seconds.
Contact your - Refrigerate IM injection CV: tachycardia, chest pain,
physician if you have kit and protect it from orthostatic hypotension,
fever or diarrhea. light. peripheral edema, syncope,
hypertension.

EENT: rhinitis, sinusitis,

pharyngitis, abnormal vision, ear
disorder.

GI: constipation, nausea,

vomiting, dyspepsia, abdominal
pain.