Indicated for treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents aged13-17 years
It may also be used in combination with other medication to treat depression
Aripiprazole belongs to a class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics
Healthcare providers may increase the dose to 10 mg once a day in patients who do not achieve optimal control of tics
Table 8 shows the percentage of adult patients with weight gain ≥7% of body weight by indication
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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
(n=98), aged 6 to 17 years, received daily doses of placebo or ABILIFY 2 to 15 mg/day
Tablet: Aripiprazole is well absorbed after administration of the tablet, with peak plasma concentrations occurring within 3 hours to 5 hours; the absolute oral bioavailability of the tablet formulation is 87%
The dosage of the oral solution can be substituted for the tablets on an mg per mg basis up to 25mg