Risperidone is a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medication used in the treatment of a number of mood and mental health conditions including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It is one of the most widely used SGAs. Paliperidone, another commonly used SGA, is the primary active metabolite of risperidone (i.e. 9-hydroxyrisperidone).
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Risperidone is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and irritability associated with autistic disorder. It is also indicated as monotherapy, or adjunctly with lithium or valproic acid, for the treatment of acute mania or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.
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Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Menlo Park, California, United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego, California, United States
VA Medical Center, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, United States
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Northwestern Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Yale Univ, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Indiana Univ / Riley Hosp for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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