Risperdal Consta and Tafinlar

• Generic Name: risperidone
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Perseris, Risperdal Consta, Risperdal Consta, Risperdal, Risperdal M-Tab

Risperdal Consta (risperidone) is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the effects of chemicals in the brain.

Risperdal Consta is a long-acting injection used to treat schizophrenia and symptoms of bipolar disorder (manic depression).

Risperdal Consta injection is sometimes given with lithium or valproate (Depakene).

• Generic Name: dabrafenib
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Tafinlar

Tafinlar (dabrafenib) is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Tafinlar is used alone or in combination with another medicine called trametinib (Mekinist) to treat certain types of cancer in people who have a "BRAF" gene mutation.

Tafinlar is for use in treating:

• melanoma (skin cancer) that cannot be treated with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body, or to prevent melanoma from coming back after surgery;

• non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body; or

• advanced or metastatic thyroid cancer that has spread and for which there are no other treatment options.