title: Long-term safety of risperidone.
abstract: In 2 pivotal trials comparing risperidone with placebo, the risk of adverse events was similar in both treatment groups when risperidone was given at the optimal clinical dose (1 mg/day). During 12-month, open-label extensions to these studies, the incidence of de novo tardive dyskinesia was very low. No clinically significant adverse events, changes in vital signs, or laboratory signs were observed. In summary, the safety and tolerability of risperidone in treating elderly dementia sufferers has been favorable in several clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011968:Receptors, Histamine / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018967:Risperidone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011968:Receptors, Histamine; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D018967:Risperidone