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'''Ziprasidone''', sold in the US under the brand name '''Geodon''', and also available as a fast-acting intramuscular injection for acute settings, is an atypical [http://ameritrustshield.com/?id=9361 used to treat schizophrenia and mania in [http://ameritrustshield.com/?id=9361 disorder]]. Unlike most antipsychotics, when taken orally, ziprasidone must be administered with food or the drug will not be absorbed sufficiently by the small intestine, leading to decreased effect.

'''Ziprasidone''', sold in the US under the brand name '''Geodon''', and also available as a fast-acting intramuscular injection for acute settings, is an atypical [[antipsychotic]] used to treat schizophrenia and mania in [[bipolar disorder]]. Unlike most antipsychotics, when taken orally, ziprasidone must be administered with food or the drug will not be absorbed sufficiently by the small intestine, leading to decreased effect.

== Indications ==

== Indications ==

'''Rare'''

'''Rare'''

*Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

*Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

*[http://ameritrustshield.com/?id=9361 dyskinesia]]

*[[Tardive dyskinesia]]

*Torsades de pointes, a rare heart defect

*Torsades de pointes, a rare heart defect

*Increased risk of death in elderly patients with dementia, for which ziprasidone received a Black Box Warning from the FDA.

*Increased risk of death in elderly patients with dementia, for which ziprasidone received a Black Box Warning from the FDA.

Some evidence has suggested that ziprasidone may be useful in the treatment of nervous tics in people with such disorders.

Some evidence has suggested that ziprasidone may be useful in the treatment of nervous tics in people with such disorders.

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