Aripat Md 20mg Tablets

• As per USFDA, the Aripat Md Tablet is used for the following conditions.
• Treatment of Schizophrenia (lowers both positive and negative symptoms like hallucination, delusions, lack of pleasure, memory problems, cognitive problems, etc.)
• Management of sudden manic and mixed episodes in bipolar disorder.
• Major depressive disorder along with other treatments.
• Irritability in autism disorder
• Treatment of Tourette’s syndrome (repetitive actions or sounds/tics)

• If you have an allergic reaction to Aripat Md Tablet.
• If you are an older adult who already has dementia-related psychosis, Aripat Md medicine can cause a severe reaction and even death.
• If you are using other antipsychotic medication.
• If you have suicidal thoughts and behaviour changes, especially in adolescents.
• If you are pregnant, planning for a pregnancy or nursing.
• If you have any impulse control tendencies, such as addictive behaviour, inform your doctor.
• If you are diagnosed with tardive dyskinesia (involuntary movements) or neuroleptic malignant syndrome (various neurological symptoms)

• Blurred vision
• Constipation
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Inability to stay still
• Increased saliva secretion

Other General Warnings

• You have any liver condition, you may need a dose adjustment.
• You have a bleeding condition or are on a blood-thinner such as Warfarin, use the Aripat tablet carefully.
• You are using medications like opioids painkillers that cause sedation.
• You have any type of heart illness or stroke.
• You have a respiratory condition.
• You have a low white blood cell count.
• You are over 65 years. This medicine can cause increased side effects due to slow metabolism.

• Try to take the Aripat Md Tablet precisely as directed by the doctor.
• Do not increase the dosage of Aripat Md Tablet, even if you cannot notice any changes.
• Do not break the tablet or chew the tablet.
• Swallow the medicine as a whole.
• You can take the Aripat tablet with or without a meal.
• Do not take Aripat Md Tablets with other medicines without informing your doctor.
• Do not discontinue Aripat Md medication abruptly, as it can have adverse effects.

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Interactions with other medicines

• Aripat Md Tablets can interact with blood pressure or heart medicines such as captopril, enalapril, and atenolol. They can alter the effectiveness of the medicines.
• Notify your doctor if you are using other psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, etc. Such medicines can interact with Aripat Md tablets and cause severe reactions.
• Aripat Md medicine can react with certain heart medications for abnormal heart rhythm like amiodarone, quinidine, etc.
• Aripat Md Tablet also lowers the effects of some fungal, bacterial, and HIV medicines.
• This medicine can interact with certain seizure medications and may lower its effectiveness and precipitate seizures.
• Aripat Md Tablet can cause increased drowsiness when used with allergy medicines, opioid pain relievers, muscle relaxants, and other sleep-inducing medicines.
• Do not take St. John’s wort, a herb that treats depression, with Aripat Md medicine. Together, they can lead to serotonin toxicity and other life-threatening side effects.

Interactions with food items

• Avoid having grapefruit and its juice; grapefruit reduces the effect of Aripat Md medicine.
• You can take Aripat Md medicine with or without consuming food.