Risperidone (Oral)

Risperidone tablet is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenic psychoses, and other psychotic conditions, in which positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, thought disturbances, hostility, suspiciousness), and/or negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional and social withdrawal, poverty of speech) are prominent. Risperidone also alleviate affective symptoms (such as depression, guilt feelings, anxiety) associated with schizophrenia. Risperidone is also effective inmaintaining the clinical improvement during continuation therapy in patients who have shown an initial treatment response. Risperidone is in dicated for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder.