Abilify Asimtufii

["Before taking this medicine", "You should not take this medicine if you are allergic to the active ingredient aripiprazole or any of the inactive ingredients.\\\\u00a0\\\\nThis medicine may increase the risk of death in older adults with dementia-related psychosis and is not approved for this use.", "To make sure Abilify Asimtufii is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:", "heart problems or a stroke \\\\nhigh or low blood pressure \\\\ndiabetes (in you or a family member) \\\\nseizures or\\\\nlow white blood cell (WBC) counts.", "People with depression or mental illness may have thoughts about suicide Some young people may have increased suicidal thoughts when first starting medicine to treat depression Stay alert to changes in your mood or symptoms Your family or caregivers should also watch for sudden changes in your behavior.", "This medicine can cause high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) If you are diabetic, check your blood sugar levels carefully.", "Pregnancy", "Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant This medicine may harm your unborn baby Receiving this medicine during your third trimester of pregnancy may cause your baby to have abnormal muscle movements or withdrawal symptoms after birth Talk to your healthcare provider about the risk to your unborn baby if you receive this medicine during pregnancy Do not stop the medicine without your doctor's advice.", "Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think that you are pregnant during treatment If you become pregnant during treatment, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics You can register by calling 1-866-961-2388 or visit http://womensmentalhealth.org/clinical-and-research-programs/pregnancyregistry/.", "Breastfeeding", "Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed This medicine can pass into your breast milk, and it is not known if it may harm your baby Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment.", " Abilify Asimtufii pregnancy and breastfeeding warnings (more detail)", "How is Abilify Asimtufii given?", "For patients who have never taken aripiprazole you must first check their tolerability with oral aripiprazole prior to initiating treatment with this injection Due to the half-life of oral aripiprazole, it may take up to 2 weeks to fully assess tolerability.", "Abilify Asimtufii must be given injection given into your buttock muscles by your healthcare provider Do not administer by any other route.", "Abilify Asimtufii is given one time every 2 months.", "Patients Receiving Oral Antipsychotics", "When Abilify Asimtufii injection is initiated in patients receiving oral aripiprazole, administer the first dose of Abilify Asimtufii along with oral aripiprazole (10 mg to 20 mg) for 14 consecutive days.", "For patients already stable on another oral antipsychotic (and known to tolerate aripiprazole), administer the first Abilify Asimtufii injection along with the oral antipsychotic for 14 consecutive days.", "Patients Receiving Abilify Maintena", "For patients receiving Abilify Maintena (once monthly dosing), administer Abilify Asimtufii 960 mg (once every 2 month dosing) in place of the next scheduled injection of the Abilify Maintena The first Abilify Asimtufii injection may be administered in place of the second, or later injection of Abilify Maintena.", "If there are adverse reactions with the 960 mg dosage, the dosage may be reduced to 720 mg once every 2 months.", "\\\\n\\\\n", "Patients may be given the Abilify Asimtufii injection up to 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after the 2-month scheduled timepoint."]