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Risperidone also commonly known as Risperdal is used in the
treatment of symptoms that are caused due to schizophrenia.The first
approval to this drug was made by US by the Food and Drug
Administration.The FDA has approved the drug in adsolence after
going through many clinical trails.The first age groupis 13 to 17
years which is for short tern treatment of manic.It is also used for
the mixed episodes of the disorder caused by the biopolar 1.The
other age group as approved by FDA is the 10 to 17 years.
This was the first approval of this drug by the FDA.Till date there
has been no approval for the pediatrics use as the treatment of the
schizophrenia.Due to this reason the only approval in US ios given
to lithium for the treatment of biopolar disorder caused in the age
of 12 years or above.With many side effects of the drug the company
has been at a watchby the FDA at regular intervals.But somehow the
benefit of the drug outweighs the risks caused by it.This has helped
to increase the sale of risperidone in the present times.
The pills of this drug are also easy to take and effective on the
body.Ispite of its so many advantages and better effeciency than the
other drugs it is not approved in UK for the age groups mentioned
above where as US approves it to all ages now.Risperidone is
marketeed by Janssen, L.P.The future of the drug can be considered
as safe and beneficial.
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