Abilify Intramuscular and Lescol

• Generic Name: aripiprazole
• Dosage Forms: tablet, oral solution, orally disintegrating tablet, injection
• Other Brand Names: Abilify, Abilify Discmelt, Abilify Maintena, Aristada, Abilify MyCite, Aristada Initio

Aripiprazole injection is used to treat agitation caused by schizophrenia or bipolar mania.

Aripiprazole extended-release injection is used to treat schizophrenia (a mental disorder) and bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness). It works in the brain to change how certain chemicals affect patients. Aripiprazole is an antipsychotic agent.

This medicine is to be given only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.

• Generic Name: fluvastatin
• Dosage Forms: capsule; tablet, extended release
• Other Brand Names: Lescol, Lescol XL

Lescol (fluvastatin) belongs to a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins". Fluvastatin is used together with diet to lower blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL), to increase levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL), and to lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood).

Lescol is used is used in adults and children who are at least 10 years old to lower high cholesterol and triglyceride (types of fat) levels in the blood and to slow the build-up of plaque (fatty deposits) in your blood vessels.

Lescol is also used to lower the risk of heart complications in certain people with coronary heart disease.