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Sublingual form g ; Note: chewing or swallowing may result in lower bioavailability. Ask your doctor if you have any questions. If you are using the orally disintegrating tablet, make sure your hands are dry before you handle the tablet. Do not open the blister pack that contains the tablet until you are ready to take it. Remove the tablet from the blister pack by peeling back the foil, then taking the tablet out.
Do not push the tablet through the foil. Do not break or split the tablet. Place the tablet in your mouth. It should melt quickly. After the tablet has melted, you may swallow or take a sip of water. Follow your doctor's instructions on how to use the medicine. Aripiprazole may be taken with or without food. If your doctor tells you to take it a certain way, follow your doctor's instructions. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients.
Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Below is a list of medications that can interact with aripiprazole.
This list does not contain all drugs that may interact with this medication. Before taking aripiprazole, be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all prescription, over-the-counter, and other drugs you take. Also tell them about any vitamins, herbs, and supplements you use.
Sharing this information can help you avoid potential interactions. If you have questions about drug interactions that may affect you, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Taking aripiprazole with certain medications raises your risk of side effects from aripiprazole. This is because the amount of aripiprazole in your body may be increased.
Examples of these drugs include:. When aripiprazole is used with certain drugs, it may not work as well to treat your condition.
This is because the amount of aripiprazole in your body may be decreased. The following information describes dosages that are commonly used or recommended. However, be sure to take the dosage your doctor prescribes for you. Your doctor will determine the best dosage to suit your needs. The kidneys and liver of older adults may not work as well as they used to.
This can cause your body to process drugs more slowly. As a result, a higher amount of a drug stays in your body for a longer time.
This increases your risk of side effects. Your doctor may start you on a lower dosage or a different medication schedule. This can help keep levels of this drug from building up too much in your body. In rare cases, this drug can cause a serious reaction called neuroleptic malignant syndrome NMS.
Symptoms can include low blood pressure, increased heart rate, muscle stiffness, confusion, or high body temperature. If you have some or all of these symptoms, call right away. This drug can cause changes in the way your body functions. These changes can lead to high blood sugar or diabetes , high cholesterol or triglyceride levels, or weight gain.
Tell your doctor if you notice an increase in your weight or blood sugar level. Your diet or medication dosage may need to be changed. This drug can cause dysphagia trouble swallowing. This drug can cause sleepiness or dizziness, which may lead to falling, which can cause broken bones or other health problems.
Taking it again could be fatal cause death. Aripiprazole causes drowsiness, and alcohol can worsen this side effect. It also raises your risk of liver damage. These conditions include unstable heart disease or a recent history of stroke or heart attack.
Tell your doctor if you have a heart condition before starting this drug. For people with epilepsy : If you have a history of seizures, talk with your doctor about whether this drug is safe for you. For people with a low white blood cell count: This drug can cause a low white blood cell count. Your doctor will monitor you for symptoms of this problem. They will also do regular blood tests. If you develop a low white blood cell count while taking this drug, your doctor will stop this treatment.
Tell your doctor if you have a history of low white blood cell count before starting treatment with this drug. For pregnant women: This drug is a category C pregnancy drug. That means two things:. This drug should be used only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk. If you use the oral tablet with sensor while pregnant, consider joining the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics.
Your doctor can tell you more.
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