Risperidone Orally Disintegrating and Zorbtive

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

Risperidone is an antipsychotic medicine that works by changing the effects of chemicals in the brain.

Risperidone is used to treat schizophrenia in adults and children who are at least 13 years old.

Risperidone is also used to treat symptoms of bipolar disorder (manic depression) in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.

Risperidone is also used to treat symptoms of irritability in autistic children who are 5 to 16 years old.

• Generic Name: somatropin
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Genotropin, Genotropin Miniquick, Humatrope, Norditropin FlexPro Pen, Norditropin Nordiflex Pen, Nutropin AQ NuSpin 10, Nutropin AQ Pen 10 Cartridge, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Tev-Tropin, Zomacton, Zorbtive, Nutropin, Norditropin, Nutropin AQ, Nutropin Depot, Norditropin Cartridge, Saizen Click-Easy, Omnitrope Pen 5 Cartridge, HumatroPen, Omnitrope Pen 10 Cartridge, Nutropin AQ Pen 20 Cartridge, Nutropin AQ NuSpin 5, Nutropin AQ NuSpin 20, Saizen Kit

Zorbtive (somatropin) is a form of human growth hormone important for the growth of bones and muscles. It is similar to the growth hormone your body manufactures.

Zorbtive is used to treat Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in patients who are on a specialized diet.

When used with along with special diet, Zorbtive helps your bowel take in more water, electrolytes and nutrients and lowers the need for I.V. (intravenous) feedings.

Zorbtive is not cure for Short Bowel Syndrome.