Paliperidone
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Invega?;Invega? Sustenna?
Brand Names: Canada:
Invega?;Invega? Sustenna?
Uses
- It is used to treat schizophrenia. It may take 6 weeks to see the full effect.
- Paliperidone helps clear your thinking.
- It works on helping social interactions, mood, expression of mood, as well as, delusions, paranoia, and look.
Dosing
How to take
- Oral:
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Swallow whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
- Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
- Follow the diet and workout plan that your doctor told you about.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle.
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