Who should not take Fanapt?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- confusion
- a type of movement disorder called parkinsonism
- diabetes
- excessive fat in the blood
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- suicidal behavior
- breast cancer
- a high prolactin level
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
- overweight
- low levels of white blood cells
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- a reaction characterized by fever
- muscle rigidity and confusion
- a heart attack
- slow heartbeat
- chronic heart failure suddenly not controlled by medication
- orthostatic hypotension
- a form of low blood pressure
- seizures
- difficulty swallowing
- CYP2D6 poor metabolizer
- tardive dyskinesia
- a disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face
- mouth and tongue
- a low seizure threshold
- torsades de pointes
- a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- abnormal heart rhythm
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- liver problems
- priapism
- a prolonged erection of the penis
- weight gain
- pregnancy
- a significant drop in a certain type of white blood cell called a neutrophil
- dementia in an elderly person
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
Allergies:
- Risperidone Analogues
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