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How do you administer paliperidone injections?
INVEGA TRINZA® (paliperidone palmitate) should be administered by a healthcare professional as a single injection. DO NOT divide dose into multiple injections. INVEGA TRINZA® is intended for intramuscular use only. Inject slowly, deep into the muscle, taking care to avoid injection into a blood vessel.
Can Invega be given IM?
INVEGA SUSTENNA is intended for intramuscular (IM) use only. Do not administer intravascularly or subcutaneously. Avoid inadvertent injection into a blood vessel. Administer the dose in a single injection using only the needles that are provided in the INVEGA SUSTENNA kit.
Should paliperidone depot be given in deltoid?
This is why the 2 initiation doses of once-monthly paliperidone palmitate are required to be administered in the deltoid muscle, in addition to the requirement for weight-based selection of the appropriate needle size for administration, to rapidly attain therapeutic concentrations.
Can INVEGA SUSTENNA be given in the deltoid?
INVEGA SUSTENNA is to be administered in the deltoid muscle during initiation and either the deltoid or gluteal muscle during maintenance treatment.
How do I start an invega injection?
Initiation Dosing: The recommended initiation of INVEGA SUSTENNA is with a dose of 234 mg on treatment day 1 and 156 mg one week later, both administered in the deltoid muscle. To avoid a missed dose, patients may be given the second initiation dose 4 days before or after the one-week time point.
Is INVEGA SUSTENNA intramuscular?
Invega Sustenna is an extended-release antipsychotic medicine given by intramuscular injection. Invega Sustenna is prescription medicine used to treat schizophrenia in adults. Invega Sustenna is also used alone or with other medicines to treat schizoaffective disorder in adults.
How do you administer antipsychotic depot?
Choice of injection site Most oil-based depot antipsychotic injections must be administered only into the gluteal muscle by deep intramuscular (IM) injection. The exceptions to this are flupentixol and zuclopenthixol depots which are also licensed to be administered via the lateral thigh.
Does INVEGA SUSTENNA need oral overlap?
Invega Sustenna Paliperidone palmitate does not need overlap with oral paliperidone. Requires two separate loading dose injections during the first week.
How often is paliperidone injection given?
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| Initiation | Dose | Administration route |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | ||
| From Day 36 every four weeks (±7 days) | 39–234 mg | Either gluteal or deltoid muscle |
| Equivalent paliperidone dosages | ||
| Oral (mg/day) | Intramuscular (every four weeks) |
Does INVEGA SUSTENNA require oral overlap?
How do you inject depot?
Most oil-based depot antipsychotic injections must be administered only into the gluteal muscle by deep intramuscular (IM) injection. The exceptions to this are flupentixol and zuclopenthixol depots which are also licensed to be administered via the lateral thigh.
How do I start an Invega injection?
How do you give fluphenazine decanoate injection?
Fluphenazine decanoate is usually administered by deep intramuscular (IM) injection into the gluteal region. Most patients are successfully maintained within the dose range 12.5 mg to 100 mg given at a dose interval of two to five weeks (eMC 2014).
How is paliperidone given?
How is paliperidone given? Paliperidone is injected into a muscle. A healthcare provider will give you this injection. Invega Sustenna is usually given only once per month, but the first two doses are given 1 week apart.