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Ziprasidone
Ziprasidone
(marketed as
Geodon
,
Zeldox
by
Pfizer
and
Zipwell
by
Actavis
) was the fifth
atypical antipsychotic
to gain approval (February 2001) in the
United States
. It is approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for the treatment of
schizophrenia
, and acute
mania
and
mixed states
associated with
bipolar disorder
. Its intramuscular injection form is approved for acute agitation in schizophrenic patients for whom treatment with just ziprasidone is appropriate. Ziprasidone is also used
off-label
for
depression
, bipolar maintenance, and
PTSD
.
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