Abstract
Adherence to antipsychotic medications is a major challenge in schizophrenia. Long-acting injectable antipsychotics have been shown to offer advantages over oral for-mulations. A new extended release formulation of risperidone for subcutaneous injection was developed to address issues of non-adherence. The aim of this manuscript was to compare the new subcutaneous formulation to currently available formulations of injectable risper-idone and paliperidone to determine whether the novel delivery by subcutaneous injection may provide substantial benefits. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, OVID, and Cochrane Library electronic databases to assess the advantages and disadvantages of long-acting formulations of risperidone. Potential advantages of risperidone for subcutaneous injection include a simplified dosing and ease of administration. Potential disadvantages include injection site pain and medication cost.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2233-2241 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Patient Preference and Adherence |
Volume | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Tchobaniouk et al.
Keywords
- Adherence
- Antipsychotic medications
- Long-acting injections
- RBP-7000
- Risperidone