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Abilify
Abilify
Abilify (Aripiprazole) is used for treating schizophrenia and certain symptoms of bipolar disorder.

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Drug Name

Abilify (Aripiprazole)

Generic Name

Aripiprazole (AR-i-PIP-ra-zole)

Looks like

Abilify Tablets are available in 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, and 30 mg strengths.

  • Abilify 2 mg-green, modified rectangle tablets
  • Abilify 5 mg-blue, modified rectangle tablets
  • Abilify 10 mg-pink, modified rectangle tablets
  • Abilify 15 mg-yellow, round tablets
  • Abilify 20 mg-white, round tablets
  • Abilify 30 mg-pink, round tablets

Dosage Form

Tablets

Route Of Administration

ORAL

Imprint Code

A-006;2 / A-007;5 / A-008;10 / A-009;15 / A-010;20 / A-011;30

Size

8mm / 8mm / 8mm / 6mm / 8mm / 9mm

Alternatives


Depression
Xanax, Lexapro (Escitalopram), Zoloft (Sertraline), Prozac (Fluoxetine), Cymbalta (Duloxetine), Desyrel (Trazodone)
Bipolar Disorder
Seroquel (Quetiapine), Zoloft (Sertraline), Lamictal (Lamotrigine), Clonidine, Klonopin
Schizophrenia
Seroquel (Quetiapine), Risperdal (Risperidone), Geodon (Ziprasidone), Zyprexa (Olanzapine)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Zoloft (Sertraline), Prozac (Fluoxetine), Celexa (Citalopram), Paxil (Paroxetine)

Drug Uses

Abilify is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It is also used together with other medications to treat major depressive disorder in adults.

Drug class

Abilify is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain.

Contains

Abilify Tablets are available in 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, and 30 mg strengths. Inactive ingredients include cornstarch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. Colorants include ferric oxide (yellow or red) and FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake.

Chemical formula

Aripiprazole is a psychotropic drug that is available as Abilify (aripiprazole) tablets, Abilify DISCMELT (aripiprazole) orally disintegrating tablets, Abilify (aripiprazole) oral solution, and Abilify (aripiprazole) injection, a solution for intramuscular injection. Aripiprazole is 7 - [4 - [4 - (2, 3 - dichlorophenyl) - 1 - piperazinyl]butoxy] - 3,4 - dihydrocarbostyril. The empirical formula is C23H27Cl2N3O2 and its molecular weight is 448.38. The chemical structure is:

Mechanism of Action

The mechanism of action of aripiprazole, as with other drugs having efficacy in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and agitation associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder, is unknown. However, it has been proposed that the efficacy of aripiprazole is mediated through a combination of partial agonist activity at D2 and 5-HT1A receptors and antagonist activity at 5-HT2A receptors. Actions at receptors other than D2, 5-HT1A, and 5-HT2A may explain some of the other clinical effects of aripiprazole (eg, the orthostatic hypotension observed with aripiprazole may be explained by its antagonist activity at adrenergic alpha1 receptors).

How Taken

Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor.

Do not take Abilify for longer than 6 weeks unless your doctor has told you to. Take each dose with a full glass of water.

Abilify can be taken with or without food.

Abilify is usually taken once a day. Follow your doctor 's instructions.

Measure the liquid form of Abilify with a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can get one.

To take Abilify orally disintegrating tablets (Abilify Discmelt):

  • Keep the tablet in its blister pack until you are ready to take the medicine. Open the package and peel back the foil from the tablet blister. Do not push a tablet through the foil or you may damage the tablet.
  • Using dry hands, remove the tablet and place it in your mouth. It will begin to dissolve right away.
  • Do not swallow the tablet whole. Allow it to dissolve in your mouth without chewing.
  • Swallow several times as the tablet dissolves. If desired, you may drink liquid to help swallow the dissolved tablet.
It is important to take Abilify regularly to get the most benefit.

To be sure this medication is helping your condition, your doctor will need to check your progress on a regular basis. It is important that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.

Store Abilify tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Abilify oral solution should be stored in the refrigerator and can be used for up to 6 months after opening.

Dosage and Administration

Schizophrenia

Usual Dose

Adults

The recommended starting and target dose for Abilify is 10 mg/day or 15 mg/day administered on a once-a-day schedule without regard to meals. Abilify has been systematically evaluated and shown to be effective in a dose range of 10 mg/day to 30 mg/day, when administered as the tablet formulation; however, doses higher than 10 mg/day or 15 mg/day were not more effective than 10 mg/day or 15 mg/day. Dosage increases should not be made before 2 weeks, the time needed to achieve steady-state.

Adolescents

The recommended target dose of Abilify is 10 mg/day. Aripiprazole was studied in pediatric patients 13 to 17 years of age with Schizophrenia at daily doses of 10 mg and 30 mg. The starting daily dose of the tablet formulation in these patients was 2 mg, which was titrated to 5 mg after 2 days and to the target dose of 10 mg after 2 additional days. Subsequent dose increases should be administered in 5 mg increments. The 30 mg/day dose was not shown to be more efficacious than the 10 mg/day dose. Abilify can be administered without regard to meals.

Maintenance Therapy

Adults

While there is no body of evidence available to answer the question of how long a patient treated with aripiprazole should remain on it, systematic evaluation of patients with Schizophrenia who had been symptomatically stable on other antipsychotic medications for periods of 3 months or longer, were discontinued from those medications, and were then administered Abilify 15 mg/day and observed for relapse during a period of up to 26 weeks, has demonstrated a benefit of such maintenance treatment. Patients should be periodically reassessed to determine the need for maintenance treatment.

Pediatric Patients

The efficacy of Abilify for the maintenance treatment of Schizophrenia in the pediatric population has not been evaluated.

Switching from Other Antipsychotics

There are no systematically collected data to specifically address switching patients with Schizophrenia from other antipsychotics to Abilify or concerning concomitant administration with other antipsychotics. While immediate discontinuation of the previous antipsychotic treatment may be acceptable for some patients with Schizophrenia, more gradual discontinuation may be most appropriate for others. In all cases, the period of overlapping antipsychotic administration should be minimized.

Bipolar Disorder

Usual Dose

Adults

In clinical trials, the starting dose was 30 mg given once a day, without regard to meals. A dose of 30 mg/day was found to be effective when administered as the tablet formulation. Approximately 15% of patients had their dose decreased to 15 mg based on assessment of tolerability. The safety of doses above 30 mg/day has not been evaluated in clinical trials.

Pediatric Patients

Abilify has not been evaluated in pediatric patients with Bipolar Disorder.

Maintenance Therapy

While there is no body of evidence available to answer the question of how long a patient treated with aripiprazole should remain on it, adult patients with Bipolar I Disorder who had been symptomatically stable on Abilify Tablets (15 mg/day or 30 mg/day with a starting dose of 30 mg/day) for at least 6 consecutive weeks and then randomized to Abilify Tablets (15 mg/day or 30 mg/day) or placebo and monitored for relapse, demonstrated a benefit of such maintenance treatment. While it is generally agreed that pharmacological treatment beyond an acute response in Mania is desirable, both for maintenance of the initial response and for prevention of new manic episodes, there are no systematically obtained data to support the use of aripiprazole in such longer-term treatment (beyond 6 weeks). Physicians who elect to use Abilify for extended periods, that is, longer than 6 weeks, should periodically re-evaluate the long-term usefulness of the drug for the individual.

Adjunctive Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Usual Dose

Adults

The recommended starting dose for Abilify as adjunctive treatment for patients already taking an antidepressant is 2 mg/day to 5 mg/day. The efficacy of Abilify as an adjunctive therapy for Major Depressive Disorder was established within a dose range of 2 mg/day to 15 mg/day. Dose adjustments of up to 5 mg/day should occur gradually, at intervals of no less than 1 week. The long-term efficacy of Abilify for the adjunctive treatment of Major Depressive Disorder has not been established.

Pediatric Patients

The efficacy of Abilify for the adjunctive treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in the pediatric population has not been evaluated.

Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Mania (Intramuscular Injection)

Usual Dose

Adults

The recommended dose in these patients is 9.75 mg. The effectiveness of aripiprazole injection in controlling agitation in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Mania was demonstrated over a dose range of 5.25 mg to 15 mg. No additional benefit was demonstrated for 15 mg compared to 9.75 mg. A lower dose of 5.25 mg may be considered when clinical factors warrant. If agitation warranting a second dose persists following the initial dose, cumulative doses up to a total of 30 mg/day may be given. However, the efficacy of repeated doses of aripiprazole injection in agitated patients has not been systematically evaluated in controlled clinical trials. The safety of total daily doses greater than 30 mg or injections given more frequently than every 2 hours have not been adequately evaluated in clinical trials.

If ongoing aripiprazole therapy is clinically indicated, oral aripiprazole in a range of 10 mg/day to 30 mg/day should replace aripiprazole injection as soon as possible.

Dosage Adjustment

Dosage adjustments are not routinely indicated on the basis of age, gender, race, or renal or hepatic impairment status.

Dosage adjustment for patients taking aripiprazole concomitantly with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors: When concomitant administration of aripiprazole with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors such as ketoconazole or clarithromycin is indicated, the aripiprazole dose should be reduced to one-half the usual dose. When the CYP3A4 inhibitor is withdrawn from the combination therapy, the aripiprazole dose should then be increased.

Dosage adjustment for patients taking aripiprazole concomitantly with potential CYP2D6 inhibitors: When concomitant administration of potential CYP2D6 inhibitors such as quinidine, fluoxetine, or paroxetine with aripiprazole occurs, aripiprazole dose should be reduced at least to one-half of its normal dose. When the CYP2D6 inhibitor is withdrawn from the combination therapy, the aripiprazole dose should then be increased.

Dosage adjustment for patients taking potential CYP3A4 inducers: When a potential CYP3A4 inducer such as carbamazepine is added to aripiprazole therapy, the aripiprazole dose should be doubled. Additional dose increases should be based on clinical evaluation. When the CYP3A4 inducer is withdrawn from the combination therapy, the aripiprazole dose should be reduced to 10 mg to 15 mg.

Missed Dose

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

Overdose

Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine. Overdose symptoms may include drowsiness, vomiting, agitation, aggression, confusion, tremors, fast or slow heart rate, seizure (convulsions), trouble breathing, feeling light-headed, or fainting.

Storage

Store Abilify at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Abilify out of the reach of children and away from pets.