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Aripiprazole-Chlorpromazine

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Ariprazole
Type Antipsychotic
Group Atypical AP
Other use moodstabilizer
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EMEA abilify
PubChem 60975
PubMed Ariprazole
Kompas (Dutch) Ariprazole
Wikipedia Ariprazole
Chlorpromazine
Type Antipsychotic
Group Phenothiazines
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Medscape Chlorpromazine
PubChem 2726
PubMed Chlorpromazine
Kompas (Dutch) Chlorpromazine
Wikipedia Chlorpromazine

Switch medication from Aripiprazole to Chlorpromazine.[1] [2]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop Aripiprazole
  • Day 1-21: Continue drug at usual dose
  • Day 22: Stop drug
Eenrichtingbord.png Start Chlorpromazine
  • Day 1-4: approx. 25% of target dose
  • Day 5-8: approx. 50% of target dose
  • Day 9-12: approx. 75% of target dose
  • Day 13: target dose
  • Day 28: Reevaluate dose, if necessary adjust dose
Infobord.png More information
StopAbruptly21StartGradually2.jpg
Nietinrijdenbord.png — Aripiprazole
Eenrichtingbord.png — Chlorpromazine


  1. Switches are based on literature references on this page and expert opinions of the authors. The authors have used pharmacokinetic and receptor affinity properties to determine the switch schedules
  2. Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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