INVEGA SUSTENNA® Common Dosing and Administration Topics
Switching from Other Antipsychotics
From Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic to INVEGA SUSTENNA® - Initiation – Oral Antipsychotic Overlap Not Required
Consistent with the INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information:
- There are no systematically collected data to specifically address switching patients with schizophrenia from other antipsychotics to INVEGA SUSTENNA®, or concerning concomitant administration with other antipsychotics.
- For patients who have never taken oral paliperidone or oral or injectable risperidone, tolerability should be established with oral paliperidone or oral risperidone prior to initiating treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA®.
- When switching patients currently at steady-state on a long-acting injectable antipsychotic, initiate INVEGA SUSTENNA® therapy in place of the next scheduled injection. INVEGA SUSTENNA® should then be continued at monthly intervals.
- The recommended initiation dosing regimen (234 mg/156 mg on Day 1/Day 8) is not required.
- The recommended monthly maintenance dose is 117 mg. Some patients may benefit from lower or higher maintenance doses (39 mg, 78 mg, 156 mg, and 234 mg).
- Monthly maintenance doses can be administered in either the deltoid or gluteal muscle.
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Switching from Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia