Paliperidone
- Oral / IMPaliperidoneInvegaAvailable as depot – monthly dosing for schizophrenia
- Mechanism of Action
- Seems to cause transient antagonism of D2 receptors, as well as serotonin 5-HT2A antagonism.
- Pharmacology
- Less extrapyramidal adverse effects and less hyperprolactinaemia than first generation antipsychotics.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Adverse Effects