Risperidone
Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar mania, and irritability related to autism.
🧬 Where this information comes from Click to expand
The clinical label records used on this page are FDA-filed Structured Product Labeling (SPL) retrieved through openFDA. We identified 73 clinical label sets within the page’s selected clinical scope after exact ingredient or ingredient-combination matching and applicable route/form matching. Forms, routes, brands, labelers, strengths, and NDC product-record counts are built separately from matching FDA National Drug Code Directory records. The linked DailyMed document is a representative official source for verification, not the page’s only clinical source. View the linked label on DailyMed →
⚠️ FDA Boxed Warning — the FDA’s strongest safety alert ▾
Important safety warning: Risperidone should NOT be used in elderly patients who have dementia-related psychosis. Studies have shown that older adults with dementia who take antipsychotic drugs like risperidone have a significantly higher risk of death compared to those who take a placebo. There is also an increased risk of stroke in this group. If an elderly loved one has dementia, make sure their care team knows this drug is not approved or safe for that condition.
📖 Risperidone: Patient Information Guide
A plain-language walkthrough of Risperidone — what it treats, how it works, how it’s taken, side effects, warnings and interactions. Tap any section to expand it.
🎯What it's used for▾
Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic approved to treat several serious psychiatric conditions:
- Schizophrenia — in adults and adolescents ages 13 to 17
- Acute manic or mixed episodes in Bipolar I Disorder — in adults, and children/adolescents ages 10 to 17; can be used alone or with lithium or valproate
- Irritability associated with autistic disorder — including aggression, self-injury, temper tantrums, and rapid mood changes — in children and adolescents ages 5 to 17
⚙️How it works▾
Risperidone works by blocking specific receptors in the brain — particularly dopamine D2 receptors (involved in mood, perception, and movement) and serotonin 5HT2 receptors (involved in emotion regulation). Overactivity in these pathways is linked to symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and extreme mood swings. By dialing down these signals, risperidone helps bring those symptoms under control.
The body converts risperidone into an active metabolite (breakdown product) called 9-hydroxyrisperidone. Both the original drug and this metabolite are active, and together they produce the full therapeutic effect. Risperidone also binds to other receptors — including histamine and adrenaline-related ones — which accounts for some of its other effects, like drowsiness or blood pressure changes.
💊How it's taken▾
Risperidone is taken by mouth and is available as a regular tablet, an orally disintegrating tablet (dissolves on your tongue without water), and a liquid solution. It may be taken once or twice daily depending on the condition being treated and your prescriber's guidance. Food does not affect how it is absorbed, so you can take it with or without a meal.
- Doses are started low and gradually increased to reduce side effects
- People with kidney or liver problems typically start at a lower dose
- Always follow your prescriber's exact instructions — do not adjust your dose on your own
🤒Side effects — in detail▾
The most commonly reported side effects in clinical trials include:
- Drowsiness or sedation
- Dizziness
- Weight gain and increased appetite
- Nausea, vomiting, or stomach discomfort
- Tremor, muscle stiffness, or slow movement (parkinsonism)
- Restlessness or an inability to sit still (akathisia)
- Muscle spasms or abnormal postures (dystonia)
- Blurred vision
- Nasal congestion or upper respiratory infections
- Dry mouth or increased saliva
Serious reactions — like high fever with muscle rigidity, uncontrolled repetitive movements, signs of high blood sugar, or a sudden painful erection — require immediate medical attention. Don't wait to call your doctor if these occur.
⚠️Warnings & precautions▾
- Elderly patients with dementia: Risperidone is NOT approved for dementia-related psychosis and carries a significantly increased risk of death and stroke in this population.
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): A rare but life-threatening reaction involving high fever, severe muscle stiffness, confusion, and irregular heartbeat. Requires immediate discontinuation of the drug and emergency care.
- Tardive dyskinesia: Uncontrolled, repetitive muscle movements — especially of the face — that can develop and may become permanent. Your doctor may stop the medication if this occurs.
- Metabolic changes: Risperidone can cause weight gain, high blood sugar (potentially leading to diabetes), and abnormal cholesterol levels — all of which raise long-term heart and circulation risk.
- Low white blood cell count: Can increase infection risk. Blood counts should be monitored in people with a history of this problem.
- Orthostatic hypotension: A sudden drop in blood pressure when standing, which can cause fainting — especially when starting the medication.
- Seizures: Use with extra caution if you have a history of seizures.
- Elevated prolactin: Risperidone raises prolactin (a hormone) levels, which can persist with long-term use and may cause side effects related to reproductive hormones.
🔀What it interacts with▾
Risperidone's levels in the blood can be significantly affected by other medications, so your prescriber may need to adjust your dose:
- Carbamazepine and other enzyme inducers — speed up risperidone's breakdown, lowering its levels; dose may need to be increased (up to double the usual dose)
- Fluoxetine and paroxetine (CYP2D6 inhibitors) — slow risperidone's breakdown, raising its blood levels; dose may need to be reduced
- Ranitidine, cimetidine, erythromycin, amitriptyline — have small effects on risperidone levels that generally don't require dose changes
- Lithium and valproate — risperidone does not significantly affect their levels; often used together intentionally for bipolar mania
This is not a complete list of interactions. Always talk with your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping, or changing any medication.
📋Before taking it▾
- Allergy: Do not take if you are allergic to risperidone, paliperidone, or any ingredient in the oral solution — serious allergic reactions including anaphylaxis have been reported
- Dementia: Risperidone is not appropriate for elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis due to a serious increased risk of death and stroke
- Pregnancy: Babies born to mothers who took antipsychotics in the third trimester may have muscle stiffness or withdrawal symptoms. A pregnancy registry exists — ask your healthcare provider about it
- Kidney or liver impairment: A lower starting dose is recommended; dose increases should be made more slowly
- Diabetes or high blood sugar risk: Risperidone can raise blood sugar; regular glucose monitoring is advised
- Seizure history: Use with caution; risperidone may lower the threshold for seizures
- Driving and machinery: Risperidone can impair alertness and coordination — use caution until you know how it affects you
- Children: Approved for specific age groups depending on the condition; doses are lower and carefully titrated by weight and age
🚑If you take too much▾
Taking too much risperidone can cause drowsiness, sedation, a fast heartbeat, low blood pressure, and movement-related symptoms. In some cases, overdose has been associated with abnormal heart rhythms, seizures, and electrolyte imbalances. There is no specific antidote — if you suspect an overdose, call Poison Control immediately at 1-800-222-1222 or go to the nearest emergency room.
📡Pharmacodynamics — effects in the body▾
Risperidone strongly blocks several receptor types in the brain and body, including serotonin 5HT2, dopamine D2, and certain adrenaline (alpha-adrenergic) and histamine receptors. Blocking dopamine D2 receptors is linked to its antipsychotic effects; blocking serotonin and histamine receptors contributes to its effects on mood and sedation. It does not significantly affect muscarinic (acetylcholine) receptors, which distinguishes it from older antipsychotics and means fewer anticholinergic side effects like dry mouth and urinary retention.
🔬Pharmacokinetics — how your body processes it▾
Risperidone is well absorbed after oral dosing — about 70% reaches the bloodstream — and food does not change this. It peaks in the blood within about an hour and is extensively processed by the liver into its active metabolite, 9-hydroxyrisperidone, mainly through a liver enzyme called CYP2D6. People who process this enzyme quickly (extensive metabolizers) reach stable drug levels in about one day, while those who process it slowly (poor metabolizers) may take up to five days. The drug is largely protein-bound in the blood and is cleared through the liver, making dose adjustments important for people with liver or kidney problems.
📦How to store it▾
stored at controlled room temperature 15 °C to 25 °C (59 °F to 77 °F). Protect from light and moisture. Protect from light and freezing.
📄 Written from Risperidone’s FDA-approved label information, summarized in plain language with AI, and reviewed by our pharmacy team before publication. Every point is grounded in that labeling — nothing is invented. How we use AI →
Supplements & herbs that interact with Risperidone
199 supplements and herbal products have documented interactions with Risperidone in the licensed clinical database we use. Most are manageable — but your pharmacist should know about everything you take, including vitamins and herbals.
- Major · 11
- Moderate · 147
- Minor · 41
Educational information from a licensed clinical database (Natural Medicines) — see our data sources & update cadence. Not medical advice: an interaction being documented does not mean it will happen to you; do not start or stop medications or supplements without professional guidance.
🩺 Pharmacist Counseling Corner
Quick, plain-English answers to the questions patients ask most about Risperidone — the kind of thing our pharmacy team would talk through with you at the counter.
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💊 How Risperidone comes
Risperidone is available in 4 forms. Different forms and brands can have different approved uses, doses, schedules, and directions. Follow the instructions for your exact product, and do not switch forms without guidance from your prescriber or pharmacist.
Tablet
Orally disintegrating tablet
Oral solution
Injection
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📊 Risperidone across the U.S. market
How Risperidone appears in the FDA’s National Drug Code Directory — including its dosage forms, strengths, brand names, manufacturers, and FDA-listed product records. These are directory records, not sales or prescription volume.
FDA-listed product records by dose form (tablet variants merged) — FDA National Drug Code Directory. Record counts are not sales or prescription volume.
Also listed with the FDA, not a patient dose form: Kit (46) · Powder (18) — bulk drug substance sold to compounders/manufacturers and multi-item kits. These aren’t counted in the dose-form total above.
Share of FDA-listed product records by manufacturer — FDA National Drug Code Directory. Record counts are not sales or prescription volume.
📈 How widely Risperidone is used
A general measure of how commonly Risperidone is prescribed, based on Medicaid — one of the largest public drug programs. The figure below is prescriptions filled in Q1–Q4 2025, summed across every form and brand of the drug.
Think of this as a proxy for how widely Risperidone is used, drawn from freely available public data. Medicaid is just one program — these numbers don’t include Medicare, other government coverage, or commercial and cash-pay prescriptions, so real-world use is higher than what’s shown here.
How commonly is Risperidone prescribed? Of the 1,596 medications we measure, Risperidone ranks #61 by Medicaid prescriptions — more than 96% of them.
Utilization by Risperidone product
Pick a product to see its own Medicaid numbers. Each chip is one clinical product — a specific strength & dosage form as defined by RxNorm — with brand-name and generic versions combined.
risperidone 1 MG Oral Tablet Most dispensed
Summed across the 14 of 98 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 312830
risperidone 0.5 MG Oral Tablet
Summed across the 13 of 75 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 312829
risperidone 2 MG Oral Tablet
Summed across the 11 of 101 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 312831
risperidone 3 MG Oral Tablet
Summed across the 10 of 70 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 312832
risperidone 0.25 MG Oral Tablet
Summed across the 9 of 66 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 312828
risperidone 4 MG Oral Tablet
Summed across the 10 of 72 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 314211
risperidone 1 MG/ML Oral Solution
Summed across the 5 of 30 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 199387
0.35 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636041
risperidone 50 MG Injection
Summed across the 2 of 11 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 402012
risperidone 0.5 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 3 of 18 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 403825
risperidone 1 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 3 of 20 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 401953
0.28 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636033
risperidone 2 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 2 of 18 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 401954
risperidone 25 MG Injection
Summed across the 2 of 11 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 402010
risperidone 37.5 MG Injection
Summed across the 2 of 11 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 402011
risperidone 3 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 2 of 18 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 616698
0.7 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636047
risperidone 0.25 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 1 of 7 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 645037
0.8 ML risperidone 150 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 4 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2055667
0.21 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636051
0.14 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636049
0.56 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636045
risperidone 4 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
Summed across the 2 of 16 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 616705
0.42 ML risperidone 357 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 2 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2636043
0.6 ML risperidone 150 MG/ML Prefilled Syringe
Summed across the 1 of 4 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 2055675
risperidone 12.5 MG Injection
Summed across the 2 of 6 listed NDC products with Medicaid activity — every brand and generic of this exact strength & form. RxNorm 706822
Shares are of the Medicaid prescriptions shown here. Product grouping follows RxNorm (the National Library of Medicine’s drug terminology), so “one product” means one strength & dosage form regardless of manufacturer. Dollar figures are gross Medicaid reimbursement before mandatory rebates — rebates (often large, especially for brand-name drugs) are confidential, so actual net cost to Medicaid is lower than shown.
Source: Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data (CMS), aggregated by generic ingredient — summed across every NDC (all brands, strengths, salt forms and dosage forms) of Risperidone, and across all states and both fee-for-service and managed-care claims. A general popularity signal; it excludes Medicare, commercial insurance and cash prescriptions, so it is not total U.S. use. Based on the 102 of 670 listed Risperidone NDCs with Medicaid activity.
🔍 Compare Risperidone products
A representative set of FDA-listed product records for Risperidone — across manufacturers, strengths, and dosage forms, grouped by form with each product’s manufacturer and how the FDA approved it. The same medicine may be made and packaged by different companies, so a single drug can have many directory entries. (It’s also why a refill can look different — a new shape, color, or box — even though it contains the same medication.)
| Strength | Route | Manufacturer / Labeler | Category ⓘ | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💊Injection | ||||
| 12.5 mg/2 mL | — | Alkermes, Inc. | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 25 mg/2 mL | — | Alkermes, Inc. | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 37.5 mg/2 mL | — | Alkermes, Inc. | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 50 mg/2 mL | — | Alkermes, Inc. | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 90 mg/0.6 mL | — | Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC × 2 listings | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 120 mg/0.8 mL | — | Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC × 2 listings | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| 50 mg/0.14 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 75 mg/0.21 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 100 mg/0.28 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 125 mg/0.35 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 150 mg/0.42 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 200 mg/0.56 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 250 mg/0.7 mL | Subcutaneous | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. × 3 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 💊Oral solution | ||||
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Apozeal Pharmaceuticals Inc | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Atlantic Biologicals Corp. × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Aurobindo Pharma Limited × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Bryant Ranch Prepack × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Chartwell RX, LLC × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Cranbury Pharmaceuticals, LLC | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Janssen Pharmaceutical, Inc. × 2 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. × 5 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Lannett Company, Inc. | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Remedyrepack Inc. × 2 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Remedyrepack Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg/mL | Oral | Tris Pharma Inc × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 💊Tablet | ||||
| 0.5 mg | Oral | A-S Medication Solutions × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg | Oral | A-S Medication Solutions × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | A-S Medication Solutions × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 0.25 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 0.5 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 3 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 4 mg | Oral | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 0.25 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 0.5 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 3 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 4 mg | Oral | Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | ANDA | Find on DailyMed ↗ |
| 1 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | NDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | NDA | View NDC → |
| 3 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | NDA | View NDC → |
| 4 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 4 mg | Oral | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LLC | NDA | View NDC → |
| 0.25 mg | Oral | AvKARE × 5 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 0.5 mg | Oral | AvKARE × 5 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 1 mg | Oral | AvKARE × 5 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 2 mg | Oral | AvKARE × 4 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 3 mg | Oral | AvKARE | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 💊Kits | ||||
| — | Subcutaneous | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC × 2 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| — | Intramuscular | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC × 6 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| — | Subcutaneous | Indivior Inc. × 6 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| — | — | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. × 12 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| — | — | Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. × 3 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| — | — | Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. × 7 listings | NDA | View NDC → |
| — | — | Synergy Health AST, LLC × 2 listings | DRUG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING | View NDC → |
| — | — | Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. × 8 listings | ANDA | View NDC → |
| 💊Bulk drug substance | ||||
| 100 kg/100 kg | — | Assia Chemical Industries Ltd - Teva Tech Site | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 50 kg/50 kg | — | Aurobindo Pharma Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Cadila Healthcare Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 25 kg/25 kg | — | Chieron Active Ingredients Private Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 30 kg/30 kg | — | Cipla Ltd. | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Dr.Reddys Laboratories Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | ICROM S.r.l. | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Inke SA | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Interquim, S.A. | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Ipca Laboratories Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Janssen Pharmaceutical Sciences Unlimited Company × 2 listings | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Janssen Pharmaceutica NV | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Jubilant Biosys limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Matrix Pharmacorp Private Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 35 kg/35 kg | — | Sthree Chemicals Private Limited | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 25 kg/25 kg | — | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
| 1 kg/kg | — | Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | BULK INGREDIENT | View NDC → |
Showing 200 of 565 products — FDA National Drug Code Directory. See every product, package size and price: browse all 565 Risperidone NDCs →
📈 What people report — real-world data (FDA FAERS)
After a medicine reaches the market, patients, doctors and drugmakers can send the FDA reports of problems they think may be linked to it. Here’s what’s been reported for Risperidone — a signal of what to watch for, not proof the drug caused it.
Source: openFDA, from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). These are voluntary reports — they don’t prove the drug caused the effect, and counts reflect how often something was reported, not how often it actually happens. Reports also often name the very problem the medicine is taken for — a common reason to file one is that the drug didn’t help — so for a pain reliever you may see “pain” high on the list; that points to why the report was filed, not to the drug causing the symptom. This counts every report that lists Risperidone in any role, so the total runs higher than the FDA’s official dashboard, which counts only cases where the drug is the suspect. For the authoritative figures, see the FDA FAERS Public Dashboard. Always talk to your pharmacist or doctor.
🏛️ The road to your pharmacy
How Risperidone went from FDA review to the pharmacy shelf — the key milestones in its regulatory journey.
Source: Drugs@FDA.
🚨 Recall history
A recall is when a specific batch of a medicine is pulled from the market — usually a manufacturing issue, not a problem with the drug itself. Class I is most serious, Class III least.
Source: openFDA drug enforcement (recall) reports.
RxNorm Concept Web — From Ingredient to Every Form and Strength
This page starts with one ingredient concept (IN). The branches below show its dose-form concepts (SCDF), then the available clinical drug and strength concepts (SCD). Combination products remain separate concepts with their own pages.
RxCUI 35636 5 dose forms · 27 strengths
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Dose form (SCDF) Disintegrating Oral Tablet RxCUI 402348In current FDA listings -
Dose form (SCDF) Injection RxCUI 1743574In current FDA listings -
Dose form (SCDF) Oral Solution RxCUI 373790In current FDA listingsClinical drug / strength (SCD) 1 MG/MLRxCUI 199387 -
Dose form (SCDF) Oral Tablet RxCUI 373791In current FDA listings -
Dose form (SCDF) Prefilled Syringe RxCUI 2055666No current FDA listingClinical drug / strength (SCD) 0.14 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360490.21 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360510.28 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360330.35 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360410.42 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360430.56 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360450.6 ML risperidone 150 MG/MLRxCUI 20556750.7 ML risperidone 357 MG/MLRxCUI 26360470.8 ML risperidone 150 MG/MLRxCUI 2055667
Look up RxCUI 35636 in the RxCUI Atlas →
RxNorm is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s normalized drug vocabulary. Its concept hierarchy can include forms that are not currently marketed; the status on each branch compares that concept with current FDA listings. RxCUIs identify vocabulary concepts, not individual packages or manufacturers.
📦 Supply & shortage status
Whether Risperidone is in short supply in the U.S. right now, plus any shortage history the FDA has on record. A shortage usually reflects a manufacturing or demand issue — not a safety problem with the drug.
Source: openFDA, from the FDA Drug Shortages database.
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🏭 Manufacturers & labelers
…and 16 more on the FDA NDC directory.
RxNorm drug class
Risperidone belongs to the Atypical Antipsychotic class.
Classified by RxNorm RxClass — the U.S. National Library of Medicine's standardized drug-classification service (Established Pharmacologic Class from the FDA, the ATC drug family from the WHO, and mechanism of action). Reference only, not medical advice.
🔬 Where this comes from
Core label, product, RxNorm, safety, and utilization data on this page come from the sources identified below. AI-written, editorial, and licensed sections are labeled separately.
How we combine label and product data
HelloPharmacist combines public FDA and NLM records; we don’t author the underlying clinical facts. We identified 73 FDA-filed SPL label sets within the page’s selected clinical scope after exact ingredient or ingredient-combination matching and applicable route/form matching. The representative label is the starting point for the displayed reference monograph; the 12 largest stored in-scope SPL records, which may include that representative, are compared section by section, and the longest available version of each section is retained. Forms, routes, brands, labelers, product-listed strengths, and product-record counts are aggregated separately from ingredient-matched FDA NDC Directory records; package records listed above are associated with the linked SPL; and the normalized concept hierarchy comes from NLM RxNorm.
For canonical ingredient pages, bounded product-attributed indication and administration excerpts may be added to the AI evidence, and the generator is instructed to preserve available product, brand, route, and form qualifiers instead of treating one label as universal. Where a section is identified as AI-written, its plain-language text is generated from bounded label evidence. New draft drug pages remain in the admin review queue before first publication. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the representative DailyMed label linked for verification and dates; it is not the sole source used for the page.
This is general education, not medical advice — always consult your doctor or pharmacist about your medications and any medical condition. For the exact wording of the linked representative label, view that label on DailyMed; some displayed composite sections may come from other in-scope SPL labels. Learn how we use AI and our data sources & update cadence.