Aripiprazole

Introduction

Aripiprazole

An antipsychotic drug called aripiprazole is used to treat schizophrenia in adults and kids who are at least 13 years old.

Children aged 6 and older with Tourette’s disease or autistic disorder symptoms may also take aripiprazole (irritability, aggression, mood swings, temper tantrums, and self-injury).

Bipolar I disorder (manic depression) in adults and children older than 10 years is treated with aripiprazole alone or in combination with another mood stabilizer medication.

Adults with a major depressive disorder are treated with aripiprazole in addition to antidepressants.