Posted by yxibow on March 20, 2009, at 19:08:35
In reply to Reserpine--Do They Still Prescribe It?, posted by cable1234 on March 20, 2009, at 16:16:50
> Is it still available/prescribed in the US?
Its still available although listed in the orange book is BP, meaning it has some bioavailability problems. Generally Ax labeled drugs are equivalent.
But that really isn't the issue -- its a medicine with some fairly high risky potentials.
There are much better recent atypicals or some of the less strong typical APs.
It is a dopamine depleter, tetrabenazine is a better choice for a very narrow issue, normally for huntington's, but sometimes used in tardive cases with some liability.
I doubt it is prescribed very often. It also is an old heart medication
-- Jay
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