ABILIFY- aripiprazole tablet 
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MEDICATION GUIDE

ABILIFY® (a BIL ĭ fī)

Generic name: aripiprazole

Antidepressant Medicines, Depression and other Serious Mental Illnesses, and Suicidal Thoughts or Actions

Read the Medication Guide that comes with your or your family member’s antidepressant medicine. This Medication Guide is only about the risk of suicidal thoughts and actions with antidepressant medicines. Talk to your, or your family member’s, healthcare provider about:

What is the most important information I should know about antidepressant medicines, depression and other serious mental illnesses, and suicidal thoughts or actions?

  1. Antidepressant medicines may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in some children, teenagers, and young adults within the first few months of treatment.
  2. Depression and other serious mental illnesses are the most important causes of suicidal thoughts and actions. Some people may have a particularly high risk of having suicidal thoughts or actions. These include people who have (or have a family history of) bipolar illness (also called manic-depressive illness) or suicidal thoughts or actions.
  3. How can I watch for and try to prevent suicidal thoughts and actions in myself or a family member?

Call a healthcare provider right away if you or your family member has any of the following symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:

What else do I need to know about antidepressant medicines?

Patients and their families or other caregivers should discuss all treatment choices with the healthcare provider, not just the use of antidepressants.

This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for all antidepressants.

It should be noted that ABILIFY is approved to be added to an antidepressant when the response from the antidepressant alone is not adequate. ABILIFY is not approved for pediatric patients with depression.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

ABILIFY is a trademark of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company.

1239550A7 0309L-2745C Rev November 2009

© 2009, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Tokyo, 101-8535 Japan

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Revised: 8/2010
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