Posted by cable1234 on March 22, 2009, at 10:09:19
In reply to Re: Reserpine--Do They Still Prescribe It? » cable1234, posted by yxibow on March 20, 2009, at 19:08:35
> > Is it still available/prescribed in the US?
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> Its still available although listed in the orange book is BP, meaning it has some bioavailability problems. Generally Ax labeled drugs are equivalent.
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> But that really isn't the issue -- its a medicine with some fairly high risky potentials.
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> There are much better recent atypicals or some of the less strong typical APs.
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> It is a dopamine depleter, tetrabenazine is a better choice for a very narrow issue, normally for huntington's, but sometimes used in tardive cases with some liability.
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> I doubt it is prescribed very often. It also is an old heart medication
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> -- JayWell I have real bad tardive akathisia. They say it can help.
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