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Switch medication from Aripiprazole to Flupenthixol_LA.[1] [2]
Stop Aripiprazole - Week 1-6: Continue drug at usual dose
- Week 7: Stop drug
Start Flupenthixol_LA- Day 1: Start depot according general dosing advice (Dotted line in graph)
More information- Alternatively, first switch to oral form and then switch to depot to manage possible (adverse) reactions. With a direct switch to a depot it is advisable to administer a low testdose in order to exclude adverse reactions.
— Aripiprazole — Flupenthixol_LA
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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