What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Aripiprazole to Children or the Elderly?

If you are pregnant

  • Not Recommended:

    • If you are nursing

  • Precaution: LIMITED DATA SUGG SMALL AMOUNTS EXCRETED; CONSIDER MATERNAL TX VS INFANT RISK

    • If you are an adult over 60

  • management or monitoring precaution: Neuro/Psych-Higher risk of tardive dyskinesia. CNS effects; sedation, cognitive impairment, and increased fall risk. Avoid use for behavioral problems of dementia or delirium unless failed nonpharmacological options. Increased risk of stroke, cognitive decline, and death when used with senile dementia. Cardiovascular-May cause orthostatic hypotension. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation.

    • Pediatric use

  • Severe Precaution: Risk of weight gain, glucose, lipid abnormalities. Possible increased suicidal ideation. Safety and efficacy not established age< 6 years.
  • Severe Precaution: Higher risk of somnolence, akathisia, extrapyramidal reaction, salivary hypersecretion, possible suicidal ideation. Monitor for weight gain, blood glucose abnormalities, lipid abnormalities.
  • Severe Precaution: Higher risk of somnolence, akathisia, extrapyramidal reaction, salivary hypersecretion, possible suicidal ideation. May cause weight gain, blood glucose abnormalities, lipid abnormalities. Safety and efficacy of tablet with sensor not established for pediatric patients.
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