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Product
Ant-psychiatric products ( Risnia )
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Ant-psychiatric products ( Risnia )
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Risnia Tablets
Composition
Risnia-2 Tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains Risperidone 2 mg
Risnia-3 Tablets
Each film-coated tablet contains Risperidone 3 mg
Indications
Risnia is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenic psychosis 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. Risnia also alleviates affective symptoms (such as depression, guilt feeling, anxiety) associated with schizophrenia.
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Dosage And Administration
• Risnia should be administered on a BID schedule, generally beginning with 1 mg BID initially with increments of 1 mg BID on the second and third day, as tolerated to a target dose of 3 mg BID by the third day.
• In some patients slower titration may be medically appropriate. Further dosage adjustments if indicated should generally occur at intervals of not less than 1 week. When dosage adjustments are necessary, small dose increments/decrements of 1 mg BID are recommended. Antipsychotic efficacy has been demonstrated in a dose range of 4 to 16 mg/day. However, maximal effect was generally seen in a range of 4 to 6 mg/day. Doses above 6 mg/day were not demonstrated to be more efficacious than lower dose and may cause extrapyramidal symptoms. The safety of doses above 16 mg/day has not been evaluated and hence doses above this level should not be used.
Special population
Dosage for Elderly Patients
The recommended initial dose is 0.5 mg BID in patients who are elderly or debilitated.
Dosage for Patients with Renal Impairment
Patients with severe renal; or hepatic impairment and patients predisposed to hypotension or for whom hypotension would pose a risk. Dosage increments should be no more than 0.5 mg BID and should generally occur at intervals of at least 1 week.
Children
Experience is lacking in children aged less than 15 years.
Contraindications
• Risnia is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the product.
Presentation
Risnia-2 ........................................Blister strip of 10 tablets
Risnia-3 ........................................Blister strip of 10 tablets
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