aripiprazole

How long does Aripiprazole stay in your body?

The elimination half-life of aripiprazole is about 75 hours (mean elimination half-life of the parent drug in typical adults) — the time it takes the body to clear about half of it. As a rule of thumb, a medicine is mostly gone after roughly 4 to 5 half-lives, though this varies from person to person with age and kidney or liver function. Aripiprazole has an ACTIVE metabolite, dehydro-aripiprazole, that OUTLASTS the parent: its mean elimination half-life is about 94 hours, and it represents roughly 40% of the parent drug's exposure in plasma with affinity for D2 receptors similar to the parent — so the drug's effective duration is driven by both moieties, not the ~75 h parent alone. The parent's half-life is strongly affected by CYP2D6 metabolizer status, a population the label names: in CYP2D6 poor metabolizers the mean elimination half-life is about 146 hours (roughly double). The label discusses effects of age, renal impairment, and hepatic impairment only in figures rather than as stated half-life values in the text, so no specific altered half-life numbers for those populations are quoted here.

This is general information, not medical advice. It doesn’t tell you when a drug test would read negative (tests detect substances for different, often longer, windows) or when it’s safe to take another dose — ask your pharmacist or prescriber. Source: Aripiprazole tablet — FDA label, DailyMed (§12.3 Pharmacokinetics).

Frequently asked questions

What does Aripiprazole treat?

Aripiprazole (Aripiprazole) may be used to treat schizophrenia, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.

How does Aripiprazole work?

Aripiprazole is a atypical antipsychotic. Atypical antipsychotics block dopamine D2 receptors and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in the brain, rebalancing these signaling chemicals to reduce hallucinations, delusions, and mood symptoms in conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

How is Aripiprazole rated?

pharmaranks gives Aripiprazole a composite score of 3.3 out of 5, currently based on 1 weighted source (FDA regulatory recall-safety data weighted highest). See our methodology at /how-we-rate.

How much does Aripiprazole cost?

Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $0.13 per ml, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins.

Is there a coupon or discount for Aripiprazole?

pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Aripiprazole. To pay less, Aripiprazole is already a generic — usually the lowest-cost version — so the main levers are comparing cash prices between pharmacies and using a pharmacy discount-card service. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.

Who makes Aripiprazole?

Aripiprazole is marketed by Apotex. You can see Apotex's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.

Is Aripiprazole a brand-name or generic drug?

Aripiprazole is a generic medication; its active ingredient is Aripiprazole. Generics contain the same active ingredient as the brand-name original and are usually lower cost.

Is Aripiprazole available over the counter?

No. Aripiprazole is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.

What forms does Aripiprazole come in?

Aripiprazole is currently marketed as solution, tablet and tablet, orally disintegrating, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.

What class of drug is Aripiprazole?

Aripiprazole is classified as atypical antipsychotic, per the FDA's Established Pharmacologic Class.

Is Aripiprazole FDA-registered?

Aripiprazole is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number ANDA078583. You can verify this on its official FDA label.

Has Aripiprazole been recalled by the FDA?

Aripiprazole has no FDA recalls recorded under its own application in the openFDA enforcement database. Its recall-safety score reflects its manufacturer's overall recall record. This is general reference, not medical advice — check the FDA recall database for the latest alerts.

Is Aripiprazole safe?

There's no single safe-or-not verdict. pharmaranks gives Aripiprazole a recall-safety score of 66/100, based on its FDA recall history (no recalls under its own FDA application) — not an efficacy or side-effect rating. Review its FDA-label side effects and warnings before use, and always consult a licensed professional.