'''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 [antipsychotic]] used to treat schizophrenia and mania in [http://ameritrustshield.com/?id=9361 [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 ==
'''Rare'''
*Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
*[http://ameritrustshield.com/?id=9361 [Tardive dyskinesia]]
*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.
Some evidence has suggested that ziprasidone may be useful in the treatment of nervous tics in people with such disorders.
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