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Aripiprazole

Medication atypical antipsychotic mental health
Aka: Abilify
Brands seen in Singapore: Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Ariprip, Aripdon, Aripiprazole Mevon
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
HealthHub: schizophrenia, bipolar or depression symptoms
When to take
HealthHub: with or without food; depot given as injection
Take with
Water · HealthHub: alcohol can cause excessive sleepiness
Pros & cons
Pros
  • HealthHub: for schizophrenia and bipolar symptoms
  • HealthHub: may be taken with or without food
  • Hh: tablet, oral solution or depot injection in SG
Cons
  • Hh: restlessness, tremor, poor sleep, weight gain
  • HealthHub: can worsen blood sugar control in diabetes
  • Hh: rare urges to gamble, eat, shop or have sex
Sources
  1. HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg open dataset, 5,511 rows, cached in full and filtered locally) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “All 18 registered aripiprazole products carry 'Prescription Only' — ABILIFY TABLET 2/5/10/15 mg and ORAL SOLUTION 1MG/ML · ABILIFY MAINTENA 400 mg · ABILIFY ASIMTUFII 960MG · ARIPRIP · ARIPDON · ARIPIPRAZOLE MEVON”
  2. HealthHub (National Medication Information workgroup, SG) — Aripiprazole: what is this medication for · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Aripiprazole belongs to a class of medications known as atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics. It is used to treat and prevent the return of symptoms in Schizophrenia and other mental health related conditions … bipolar disorder … symptoms of depression”
  3. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: how should I take this medication · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Aripiprazole may be taken with or without food. Do not stop taking or adjust the dose of this medication without checking with your doctor … For Aripiprazole depot injection: Aripiprazole is injected into your upper arm or buttocks.”
  4. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: common side effects · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Nausea, vomiting … Constipation … Difficulty sleeping … Drowsiness or feeling tired … Dizziness … Uncontrollable shaking of limbs (tremors) and/or restlessness … Increase in appetite, weight gain”
  5. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: what precautions should I take · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “You have diabetes. Aripiprazole may sometimes worsen blood sugar control in diabetes … Liver disease, irregular heartbeat or other heart problems, stroke, history of blood clots; Dementia, seizure (fits), high or low blood pressure … swallowing difficulties”
  6. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: rare but serious side effects · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Uncontrollable excessive urges and behaviours such as gambling, excessive eating, shopping or having sex … Confusion, high fever, severe muscle stiffness, irregular blood pressure (signs and symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome)”
  7. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: what food or medication should I avoid · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Avoid drinking alcohol while taking Aripiprazole as it can cause excessive sleepiness.”
  8. HealthHub — Aripiprazole: important warning for people under 25 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “In some cases, particularly in young people below the age of 25 years, this medication may cause … New or worsening thoughts of harming yourself or ending your life; Worsening agitation, restlessness, violent behaviour”
  9. US FDA label for ABILIFY (aripiprazole), section 2 dosage table, via openFDA (Otsuka America, effective 2025-01-29) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Initial Dose Recommended Dose Maximum Dose Schizophrenia – adults 10 to 15 mg/day 10 to 15 mg/day 30 mg/day … Major Depressive Disorder – adults: adjunct to antidepressants 2 to 5 mg/day 5 to 10 mg/day 15 mg/day”
  10. US FDA label for ABILIFY, section 2.6 Dosage Adjustments for Cytochrome P450 Considerations, via openFDA · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Known CYP2D6 Poor Metabolizers Administer half of usual dose … taking concomitant strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., itraconazole, clarithromycin) Administer a quarter of usual dose … Strong CYP2D6 (e.g., quinidine, fluoxetine, paroxetine)”
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