Eperon Indications/Uses

Eperon is indicated for the treatment of a broad range of patients with schizophrenia, including first episode psychoses, acute schizophrenic exacerbations, chronic schizophrenia, and other psychotic conditions, in which positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, thought disturbances, hostility, suspiciousness), and/or negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional and social withdrawal, poverty of speech) are prominent. Eperon alleviates affective symptoms (such as depression, guilt feelings, anxiety) associated with schizophrenia. Eperon is also effective in maintaining the clinical improvement during continuation therapy in patients who have shown an initial treatment response.
Risperidone is indicated for the short-term treatment of persistent aggression in patients with moderate to severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type unresponsive to non-pharmacological approaches and when there is a risk of harm to self or others.
Eperon is indicated for the treatment of behavioural disorders associated with autism (eg irritability, social withdrawal, stereotypic behaviour, hyperactivity and inappropriate speech) in children and adolescents.
Eperon is also indicated for bipolar mania.
Adjunctive therapy: Eperon is indicated as adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers in the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorders. These episodes are characterized by symptoms such as elevated, expansive or irritable mood, inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, racing thoughts, distractibility, or poor judgment, including disruptive or aggressive behaviors.
Monotherapy: Eperon is indicated in the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar 1 disorder. The effectiveness of Eperon for more than 12 weeks of treatment of an acute episode, and for the prevention of new manic episodes has not been established. Eperon is indicated in the treatment of conduct and other disruptive behavior disorders in children (over 5 years), adolescents and adults with subaverage intellectual functioning or mental retardation in whom destructive behaviors (e.g. aggression, impulsivity and self-injurious behaviors) are prominent.