Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection

Wissam El-Hage1, Simon A Surguladze21Inserm U930 ERL CNRS 3106, Université François Rabelais and Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; 2Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UKAbstract: Bipolar disorder is a life-lon...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9438f72e3cf64499a36e8bf6a82f91972021-12-02T04:39:52ZEmerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection1176-63281178-2021https://doaj.org/article/9438f72e3cf64499a36e8bf6a82f91972010-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/emerging-treatments-in-the-management-of-bipolar-disorder-ndash-focus--a4921https://doaj.org/toc/1176-6328https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Wissam El-Hage1, Simon A Surguladze21Inserm U930 ERL CNRS 3106, Université François Rabelais and Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; 2Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UKAbstract: Bipolar disorder is a life-long psychiatric illness characterized by a high frequency of relapses and substantial societal costs. Almost half of the patients are prescribed second generation antipsychotics for treatment of manic states, or as the maintenance therapy. ­Risperidone long acting injection (RLAI) as a monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder was approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in United States in May 2009. In this review we will consider the aspects of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, safety and tolerability, and clinical trials focusing on the efficacy of RLAI in bipolar disorder. The patients’ perspective and attitudes to long-acting injections will also be discussed.Keywords: second generation, antipsychotics, patient attitudes, lithium, valproate, monotherapy Wissam El-HageSimon A SurguladzeDove Medical PressarticleNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2010, Iss Issue 1, Pp 455-464 (2010)
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topic Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
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spellingShingle Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Wissam El-Hage
Simon A Surguladze
Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
description Wissam El-Hage1, Simon A Surguladze21Inserm U930 ERL CNRS 3106, Université François Rabelais and Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; 2Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, UKAbstract: Bipolar disorder is a life-long psychiatric illness characterized by a high frequency of relapses and substantial societal costs. Almost half of the patients are prescribed second generation antipsychotics for treatment of manic states, or as the maintenance therapy. ­Risperidone long acting injection (RLAI) as a monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder was approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in United States in May 2009. In this review we will consider the aspects of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, safety and tolerability, and clinical trials focusing on the efficacy of RLAI in bipolar disorder. The patients’ perspective and attitudes to long-acting injections will also be discussed.Keywords: second generation, antipsychotics, patient attitudes, lithium, valproate, monotherapy
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Simon A Surguladze
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title Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
title_short Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
title_full Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
title_fullStr Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
title_full_unstemmed Emerging treatments in the management of bipolar disorder – focus on risperidone long acting injection
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