Purpose: The pharmacology, pharmaceutics, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, cost, and dosage and administration of long-acting risperidone injection are reviewed. Summary: Risperidone is the ...

Risperidone is also a potent antagonist at 5-hydroxytryptamine type 2 (5-HT 2) receptors. This may result in a reduced propensity to cause EPSs. [7,27] Risperidone has a high affinity for both 5 ...