How do depot antipsychotics work?

"A depot injection is a slow-release, slow-acting form of your medicine. It isn't a different medicine – it's the same as the antipsychotic medicine you're used to taking in tablet or liquid form, but it's given by injection instead. A depot injection releases the medicine slowly over time, so the injection is given every 2 to 4 weeks. The effects are generally the same as medicines taken by mouth."

Source: HEALTHIFY
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