Saphris (SA-fris), a new antipsychotic med

June 2012

Reps will promote Saphris (SA-fris), a new antipsychotic med.

Think of Saphris (asenapine) as similar to Zyprexa, Abilify, and other "atypical" antipsychotics for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

It works about the same...seems fairly well tolerated...and has fewer drug interactions than most of the other atypical antipsychotics.

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Table of Contents

Bowel Preps patients struggle with taking bowel preps properly
Anticoagulants avoiding errors with Pradax (dabigatran) prescriptions
Med Safety list of high-alert meds and dangerous abbreviations for you to keep in mind will grow
Antipsychotics Saphris (SA-fris), a new antipsychotic med
Elderly Patients drugs that should be avoided in the elderly
NSAIDs myths about ketorolac (Toradol, etc)
Antithrombotics preventing medication errors with warfarin (Coumadin, etc)
Autism keep all of the meds for autism-related problems straight
Statins Patients often ask if their statin (simvastatin, atorvastatin, etc) is causing muscle pain
Bites & Stings how to manage bites and stings caused by bees, spiders, jellyfish, and other creatures
Opioids warnings about codeine toxicity, especially in kids
Lyme Disease questions about preventing or treating Lyme disease