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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES              MANAGEMENT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER (2ND ED.)







                REMARKS   ● Oral dose needs to be taken with a   ● Only oral forms are registered under
                  REMARKS   ● Oral dose needs to be taken with a  meal (>500 calories) to be   adequately absorbed  meal (>500 calories) to be   adequately absorbed   NPRA  ● Only oral forms are registered under






                COMMON/SIGNIFICANT   ADVERSE EFFECTS  COMMON/SIGNIFICANT   ADVERSE EFFECTS   Endocrine and metabolic:  Endocrine and metabolic:  weight gain   weight gain  onstipation, indigestion,   GI: c GI: constipation, indigestion,   nausea  nausea CNS: akathisia, dizziness,  CNS: akathisia, dizziness, ction,  extrapyramidal









                HEPATIC DOSE   HEPATIC DOSE   No dosage adjustment   provided in the  No dosage adjustment   manufacturer’s  provided in the   labelling. Use with  manufacturer’s   caution as it  labelling. Use with   undergoes extensive   hepatic metabolism  undergoes extensive   and systemic exposure  hepatic metabolism   may be







                RENAL DOSE   usual indication-  specific dose   caution as it   liver disease  4.  MOH Clinical Pharmacy Working Committee. Clinical Pharmacokinetics Pharmacy Handbook. 2nd ed. Petaling Jaya: Pharmacy Practice & Development  5.  PDSB. Quest3+ Product Search Sistem Pendaftaran Produk & Perlesenan (Available at: http
                  RENAL DOSE   usual indication-  No dosage  specific dose   No dosage ustment is   adj  necessary  adjustment is   necessary   No dosage   adjustment   No dosage   necessary   adjustment   necessary   2.  Clinical Drug Information, Inc. Wolters Kluwer. UpToDate® [Mobile application software].





                DOSING GUIDE   (Max dose: 50 mg every 2   Acute mania, acute episodes  with mixed features and acute   Initial: 40 mg twice daily;  increase to 60 or 80 mg twice  daily. If indicated, maximum  recommended dose may be  reached as early as Day 2 of   (Max dose: 80 mg twice daily)   Acute depressive episode   Initial:

                  DOSING GUIDE   (Max dose: 50 mg every 2   weeks)   Acute mania, acute episodes  with mixed features and acute  hypomania       Oral -   Initial: 40 mg twice daily;  increase to 60 or 80 mg twice  daily. If indicated, maximum  recommended dose may be   treatment.   reached as early as Day 2 of  SELECTIVE SEROTONIN








                  MEDICATION   weeks)   Ziprasidone   hypomania       Oral -   treatment.    Fluoxetine   Oral -   mg/day)      Source:   Source:    Division, MOH; 2019.
                  MEDICATION   Ziprasidone   55
                                          Fluoxetine
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