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:
- a type of movement disorder called parkinsonism
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- low levels of white blood cells
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- a reaction characterized by fever
- muscle rigidity and confusion
- a heart attack
- slow heartbeat
- difficulty swallowing
- 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
- CYP2D6 poor metabolizer
- dementia in an elderly person
- a patient who is producing milk and breastfeeding
- pregnancy
- weight gain
- seizures
- liver problems
- orthostatic hypotension
- a form of low blood pressure
- confusion
- overweight
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
- excessive fat in the blood
- a high prolactin level
- diabetes
- breast cancer
- floppy iris during eye surgery
- susceptible to breathing fluid into lungs
- a disorder of the blood vessels of the brain
- chronic heart failure
- dehydration
Allergies:
- Risperidone Analogues
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