Second generation antipsychotic (serotonine, dopamine receptor antagonist (D2, 5-HT2))

  • Schizophrenia
  • Mania/mixed

Dosing

Start 2mg 1/2 bid x1day, 1 bid x1day, 2 bid x 1day then 3 bid.

Management

FDA approved only for schizophrenia and mania. Weight gain is about twice that of aripiprazole and lurisidone, but half that of olanzapine/quetiapine. Lower risk of akathisia.

TOLERABILITY: Weight gain, sedation, akathisia, EPS (dystonia, stiffness), anticholinergic.

RISKS: Tardive dyskinesia (25% over 10 years, higher in elderly), metabolic, prolactinemia (can lead to breast cancer, osteopenia, sexual dysfunction), orthostasis (falls), QTc prolongation, temperature imbalance in elderly, NMS (muscle rigidity, fever, tachycardia).

EMR Text

Bipolar mania/mixed

Iloperidone use based on FDA approval in bipolar disorder.

Antipsychotic side effects, including metabolic, prolactinemia, and TD, reviewed with patient.

Schizophrenia

Iloperidone use based on FDA approval in schizophrenia.

Antipsychotic side effects, including metabolic, prolactinemia, and TD, reviewed with patient.

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