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Pennsylvania Nurses,Emergency Department
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Abilify, Who is this for, DrugDigest.org:"Aripiprazole is used to treat psychotic disorders and symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and hostility. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information."
Expresscripts.com
Burstyn, Lance
521 Alton Rd #208, Miami Beach, FL 33140, US
http://www.drugdigest.org/

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Abilify, Possible side effects, Drugstore.com:"SIDE EFFECTS that may occur while taking this medicine include vomiting, fever, lightheadedness, dizziness, change in weight, blurred vision, or drowsiness. If they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor. CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY if you experience uncontrolled muscle movements (especially of the face or tongue), severe muscle stiffness, irregular or unusually fast heartbeat (especially with fever and increased sweating). AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THIS MEDICINE IS UNLIKELY, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, or trouble breathing. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist."
DrugStore.com
407 Heron Drive, Swedesboro, NJ 08085-9810
1-800-378-4786
http://www.drugstore.com/

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Aripiprazole, If you miss a dose, Genesis Health System:"If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose.

Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose."
Genesis Health System
1227 E. Rusholme Street, Davenport, IA 52803
563-421-1000
http://www.genesishealth.com/

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Abilify, Most important fact about this drug, HealthSquare.com:"Abilify can cause tardive dyskinesia, a condition marked by involuntary movements in the face and body, including chewing movements, puckering, puffing the cheeks, and sticking out the tongue. This condition may be permanent and appears to be most common among older adults, especially women. Ask your doctor for more information about this possible risk."
New Media Systems, LLC
Jefferson Square Building 621 Shrewsbury Avenue Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
Phone (732) 212-9191 Fax (732) 212-1260
http://www.healthsquare.com/

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Aripiprazole (Systemic), Pregnancy, MEDLINEplus:"Studies with aripiprazole have not been done in pregnant women. Some unwanted effects have been reported in animal studies, but the risk to human babies is not clear. Before taking this medicine, make sure your healthcare professional knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding-It is not known whether aripiprazole passes into human breast milk. This medicine does pass into the milk of rats. Aripiprazole is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.

Children-Studies on this medicine have only been done in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing the use of aripiprazole in children with use in other age groups."
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20894
Phone: (301) 496-6308 Fax: (301) 496-4450 email: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

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Aripiprazole, Absorption, MosbysDrugConsult.com:"Aripiprazole is well absorbed, with peak plasma concentrations occurring within 3-5 hours; the absolute oral bioavailability of the tablet formulation is 87%. Aripiprazole can be administered with or without food. Administration of a 15 mg aripiprazole tablet with a standard high-fat meal did not significantly affect the Cmax or AUC of aripiprazole or its active metabolite, dehydro-aripiprazole, but delayed Tmax by 3 hours for aripiprazole and 12 hours for dehydro-aripiprazole."
Elsevier, Health Sciences Division
11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146
1-800-545-2522 http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/

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Abilify, Most important fact about this drug, PDRhealth.com:"Abilify can cause tardive dyskinesia, a condition marked by involuntary movements in the face and body, including chewing movements, puckering, puffing the cheeks, and sticking out the tongue. This condition may be permanent and appears to be most common among older adults, especially women. Ask your doctor for more information about this possible risk."
Thomson Healthcare,
5 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ, 07645, US
hostmaster@MEDEC.COM
http://www.pdrhealth.com/

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Aripiprazole, Indications, RxList.com:"ABILIFY (aripiprazole) is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia. The efficacy of ABILIFY in the treatment of schizophrenia was established in short-term (4- and 6-week) controlled trials of schizophrenic inpatients (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY: Clinical Studies ).

The long-term efficacy of aripipazole in the treatment of schizophrenia has not been established. The physician who elects to use ABILIFY for extended periods should periodically re-evaluate the long-term usefulness of the drug for the individual patient."
RxList - The Internet Drug Index: Searchable drug database. RxList LLC
500 3rd Street Suite 530
San Francisco, CA 94107
707-747-0985 fax: 708 575 8638
info@rxlist.com
http://www.rxlist.com/

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Aripiprazole, What special precautions should I follow, SafeMedication.com:"Before taking aripiprazole, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to aripiprazole or any other medications.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone); antidepressants (mood elevators); antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); antihistamines; bupropion (Wellbutrin); carbamazepine (Tegretol); celecoxib (Celebrex); chlorpromazine (Thorazine); cimetidine (Tagamet); clarithromycin (Biaxin); clomipramine (Anafranil); cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); danazol (Danocrine); delavirdine (Rescriptor); dexamethasone (Decadron); diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac); doxorubicin (Adriamycin); erythromycin (E.E.S., E-Mycin, Erythrocin); ethosuximide (Zarontin); fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem); fluvoxamine (Luvox); HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir (Crixivan) and ritonavir (Norvir); ipratropium (Atrovent); isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid); medications for anxiety, blood pressure, irritable bowel disease, mental illness, motion sickness, Parkinson's disease, seizures, ulcers, or urinary problems; metoclopramide (Reglan); methadone (Dolophine); metronidazole (Flagyl); nefazodone (Serzone); oral contraceptives (birth control pills); paroxetine (Paxil); phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton); phenytoin (Dilantin); primidone (Mysoline); quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinaglute, Quinidex); ranitidine (Zantac); rifabutin (Mycobutin ); rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane); sedatives; sertraline (Zoloft); sleeping pills; terbinafine (Lamisil); tranquilizers; troglitazone (Rezulin); troleandomycin (TAO); verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan); and zafirlukast (Accolate). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.

Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart disease, heart failure, high or low blood pressure, a stroke, a mini-stroke, seizures, Alzheimer's disease, and any condition that makes it difficult for you to swallow. Also tell your doctor if you have ever had to stop taking a medication for mental illness because of severe side effects."
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
7272 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-3000
http://www.safemedication.com/

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Arpiprazole, What are the possible side effects of aripiprazole, Web Md Health:"Call your doctor immediately if you experience uncontrollable movements of the mouth, tongue, cheeks, jaw, arms, or legs; muscle spasms of the face or neck; severe restlessness or tremor; fever; muscle rigidity; sweating; irregular pulse; or fast or irregular heartbeats.

If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking aripiprazole and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); or difficulty swallowing; or seizures.

Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take aripiprazole and talk to your doctor if you experience headaches, blurred vision, tremor or weakness, dizziness or drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, or constipation, difficulty sleeping or weight gain."
WebMD
1175 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30361.
212-624-3700service@webmd.net
http://my.webmd.com/content/drugs/

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