FDA Information
Ziprasidone was the fifth atypical antipsychotic to gain FDA approval.
Oral Geodon® received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use in the treatment of schizophrenia in February 2001. It is also approved in more than 30 countries worldwide.
On the other hand, Geodon® for injection was the first atypical antipsychotic medicine approved in the United States, in 2002, for intramuscular (IM) use.
Ziprasidone is FDA-approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, and the intramuscular injection form of ziprasidone is approved for acute agitation in schizophrenic patients. It has also received approval for acute treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder.
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Dosage and using this medicine
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In case of an emergency/overdose