Caplyta

Alternate Name: Caplyta

Dosage Form: Capsule

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antipsychotic

Generic Available: No

Strength: 10.5 MG

Warnings: Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. This medicine could cause infertility. Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you plan to have children. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. This medicine may make it more difficult for your body to cool down. Be careful to not become overheated during exercise or hot weather, because you could have heat stroke. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. This medicine may cause unwanted effects to newborn babies if used during the later part of pregnancy. This medicine may cause the following problems:Increased risk of strokeNeuroleptic malignant syndrome (a nerve and muscle problem)Tardive dyskinesia (a muscle problem that may become permanent)Changes in blood sugar or cholesterol levels For some children, teenagers, and young adults, this medicine may increase mental or emotional problems. This may lead to thoughts of suicide and violence. Talk with your doctor right away if you have any thoughts or behavior changes that concern you. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your family has a history of bipolar disorder or suicide attempts. Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, trouble swallowing, or a history of seizures or neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). Tell your doctor if you have any kind of blood vessel or heart problems, including low blood pressure, heart failure, high cholesterol or fats in the blood, heart rhythm problems, or a history of a heart attack or stroke. This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy, or may cause trouble with thinking or controlling body movements, which may lead to falls, fractures or other injuries. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. This medicine lowers the number of white blood cells. This weakens your immune system, so you may get infections more easily. Wash your hands often. Avoid people who are sick.

Food Warnings: Do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while you are using this medicine., Some foods and medicines can affect how lumateperone works. Tell your doctor if you are also using any of the following:Amprenavir, aprepitant, armodafinil, bosentan, carbamazepine, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, diltiazem, efavirenz, erythromycin, etravirine, fluconazole, fluvoxamine, itraconazole, modafinil, nafcillin, nefazodone, nelfinavir, phenytoin, pioglitazone, prednisone, probenecid, rifampin, ritonavir, St John€™s wort, valproic acid, verapamil, voriconazoleBlood pressure medicines