Okedi

<p>Okedi is a medicine used to treat schizophrenia in adults. It contains the active substance risperidone and is intended for use in patients in whom medicines containing risperidone have been effective and have not produced unacceptable side effects when given by mouth.</p><p>Okedi is a type of medicine called a ‘hybrid medicine’. This means that it is similar to a reference medicine containing the same active substance, but it is presented in a different way. While the reference medicine for Okedi, Risperdal tablets, is taken daily by mouth, Okedi is provided as a monthly injection.</p>