Comparing Haloperidol vs Risperidone
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Prescription only
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medication that is used to treat schizophrenia and may be used off-label for some other conditions such as Tourette's disorder or psychosis due to other conditions... View more |
Prescription only
Risperidone is an antipsychotic that relieves psychotic symptoms in people with schizophrenia or mania and is also used in the treatment of autistic disorder. Side effects are less likely at lower... View more |
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| More about Haloperidol | More about Risperidone | ||||||||||||||||
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Haloperidol has an average rating of 4.4 out of 10 from a total of 204 ratings on Drugs.com. 32% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 54% reported a negative effect. |
Risperidone has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 731 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Haldol, Haldol Decanoate | Perseris, Risperdal, Risperdal Consta, Risvan, Rykindo, Uzedy | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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70 hours |
24 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 753 drugs are known to interact with Haloperidol:
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A total of 679 drugs are known to interact with Risperidone:
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April 12, 1967 |
December 29, 1993 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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