Educational Dose Illustrator
INVEGA SUSTENNA®
For Schizoaffective Disorder
See Important Safety Information throughout this document.
The Educational Dose Illustrator can be used to visualize how dosing affects paliperidone plasma concentrations following administration of:
INVEGA SUSTENNA® for:
- the treatment of schizophrenia in adults
- the treatment of schizoaffective disorder in adults as monotherapy and as an adjunct to mood stabilizers or antidepressants
INVEGA TRINZA® for:
- the treatment of schizophrenia in patients after they have been adequately treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA® for at least four months.
Switching from Oral INVEGA® ER
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Key
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Last dose of oral INVEGA® ER (or any oral antipsychotic) is administered.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA+SUSTENNA-pi.pdf]
Oral INVEGA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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Consistent with the INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information:
Oral INVEGA® ER (or any oral antipsychotic) can be gradually discontinued at the time of initiating INVEGA SUSTENNA® 234 mg in the deltoid muscle. In this case, oral INVEGA® ER was discontinued when INVEGA SUSTENNA® was initiated.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA+SUSTENNA-pi.pdf]
Oral INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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Consistent with the INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information:
Administration of the second initiation dose of INVEGA SUSTENNA® 156 mg IM in the deltoid muscle one week later is necessary to help attain therapeutic concentrations rapidly.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA+SUSTENNA-pi.pdf]
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Consistent with the INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information:
Patients previously stabilized on different doses of oral INVEGA® can attain similar paliperidone steady-state exposure during maintenance treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA® monthly doses as depicted in Table.
Table: Doses of INVEGA® and INVEGA SUSTENNA® Needed to Attain Similar Steady-State Palliperidone Exposure During Maintenance Treatment
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Formulation
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INVEGA® Extended-Release Tablet
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INVEGA SUSTENNA® Injection
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Dosing Frequency
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Once Daily
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Once every 4 weeks
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Dose (mg)
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12
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234
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9
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156
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6
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117
|
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3
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39-78* |
*Adjust dose based on tolerability and/or efficacy using available strengths. The 39 mg strength was not studied in the long-term schizoaffective disorder study.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA+SUSTENNA-pi.pdf]
Oral INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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Consistent with the INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information:
The recommended dose of oral INVEGA® ER for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder in adults is 6 mg/day administered once daily. Initial dose titration is not required.
Oral INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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Consistent with the INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information:
Some patients may benefit from lower or higher doses within the recommended dose range of 3 to 12 mg once daily. Dosage adjustment, if indicated, should occur only after clinical reassessment. Dose increases, if indicated, generally should occur at intervals of more than 4 days. When dose increases are indicated, increments of 3 mg/day are recommended. The maximum recommended dose is 12 mg/day.
Oral INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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Switching from Oral INVEGA® ER
Consistent with the INVEGA® Prescribing Information:
- The recommended dose of oral INVEGA ER for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder in adults is 6 mg administered once daily. Initial dose titration is not required. Some patients may benefit from lower or higher doses within the recommended dose range of 3 to 12 mg once daily. Dosage adjustment, if indicated, should occur only after clinical reassessment. Dose increases, if indicated, generally should occur at intervals of more than 4 days. When dose increases are indicated, increments of 3 mg/day are recommended. The maximum recommended dose is 12 mg/day.
Consistent with the INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information:
- There are no systematically collected data to specifically address switching patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder from other antipsychotics to INVEGA SUSTENNA®, or concerning concomitant administration with other antipsychotics.
- Previous oral antipsychotics can be gradually discontinued at the time of initiation of treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA®.
- Recommended initiation of INVEGA SUSTENNA® is with a dose of 234 mg followed by 156 mg one week later, both administered in the deltoid muscle.
- The initiation regimen (234 mg followed by 156 mg one week later, both in the deltoid muscle) rapidly attains steady-state paliperidone concentrations with no need for oral antipsychotic supplementation.
- Patients previously stabilized on different doses of oral INVEGA® ER can attain similar paliperidone
steady-state exposure during maintenance treatment with INVEGA SUSTENNA® monthly doses as depicted in the Table.
Table: Doses of INVEGA® and INVEGA SUSTENNA® Needed to Attain Similar Steady-State Palliperidone Exposure During Maintenance Treatment
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Formulation
|
INVEGA® Exteneded-Release Tablet
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INVEGA SUSTENNA® Injection
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Dosing Frequency
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Once Daily
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Once every 4 weeks
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Dose (mg)
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12
|
234
|
|
9
|
156
|
|
6
|
117
|
|
3
|
39-78* |
*Adjust dose based on tolerability and/or efficacy using available strengths. The 39 mg strength was not studied in the long-term schizoaffective disorder study.
- Administration: Each injection must be administered only by a healthcare professional. INVEGA SUSTENNA® is intended for intramuscular use only. Do not administer by any other route. Avoid inadvertent injection into a blood vessel.
INVEGA SUSTENNA® Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA+SUSTENNA-pi.pdf]
Oral INVEGA® ER Prescribing Information [http://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/INVEGA-pi.pdf]
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