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Zuclopenthixol MA-Risperidone

Zuclopenthixol
Medium long acting
Type Antipsychotic
Group Thioxanthenes
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PubChem 5311507
PubMed Zuclopenthixol
Kompas (Dutch) Zuclopenthixol
Wikipedia Zuclopenthixol
Risperidone
Type antipsychotic
Group atypical AP
Other use moodstabilizer
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ATC-code N05AX08
Medscape Risperidone
PubChem 5073
PubMed Risperidone
Drugs.com risperidone
Kompas (Dutch) Risperidone
Wikipedia Risperidone

Switch medication from Zuclopenthixol_MA to Risperidone.[4] [5]

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop Zuclopenthixol_MA
  • Day 1: Last depot injection
Eenrichtingbord.png Start Risperidone
  • 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
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  • During this switch you could monitor ECG, especially in patients prone to QT-conduction problems.
  • There is a possibility of QT interval prolongation.[6]
  • Zuclopenthixol_MA = Zuclopenthixol acetate [7]
    StopDepotZucloMAStartOral13Days.jpg
Nietinrijdenbord.png — Zuclopenthixol_MA
Eenrichtingbord.png — Risperidone


  1. 1.0 1.1 KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2023; Monografie "risperidon" (Dutch)
  2. Woods SW; Chlorpromazine equivalent doses for the newer atypical antipsychotics J Clin Psychiatry 2003;64:663-667
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Lundbeck Institute; Psychotropics; Terminal Plasma Half-lives
  4. 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
  5. Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. Stöllberger C, Huber JO, Finsterer J, Antipsychotic drugs and QT prolongation. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Sep;20(5):243-51.
  7. SPC Zuclopenthixol acetate
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