Generic:
Therapeutic Class:
Atypical Antipsychotics
Composition:
Description:
Xiton (Risperidone), an atypical antipsychotic belongs to the chemical class of benzisoxazole derivatives.
Indications:
Dosage:
Initial Dose
Titration (Increments)
Target Dose
Effective Dose Range
Schizophrenia: Adults
2 mg
1 to 2 mg
4 to 8 mg
4 to 16 mg
Schizophrenia: Adolescents
0.5 mg
0.5 to 1 mg
3 mg
1 to 6 mg
Bipolar Mania: Adults
2 to 3 mg
1 mg
Bipolar Mania: Children and Adolescents
1 to 2.5 mg
Irritability in Autistic Disorder
0.25 mg Can increase to 0.5 mg by Day 4: (body weight less than 20 kg)
0.5 mg Can increase to 1 mg by Day 4: (body weight greater than or equal to 20 kg)
After Day 4, at intervals of > 2 weeks: 0.25 mg (body weight less than 20 kg)
0.5 mg (body weight greater than or equal to 20 kg)
0.5 mg: (body weight less than 20 kg)
1 mg: (body weight greater than or equal to 20 kg)
0.5 to 3 mg
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