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ReviewCureus2023

Cariprazine for Treating Schizophrenia, Mania, Bipolar Depression, and Unipolar Depression: A Review of Its Efficacy.

Martin Tarzian, Mariana Ndrio, Srujan Kaja, Elisabeth Beason, Adegbenro O Fakoya

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Cariprazine in Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Review of Efficacy, Safety, and Therapeutic Potential.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Martin TarzianPsychiatry, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Basseterre, KNA.
Mariana NdrioPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Basseterre, KNA.
Srujan KajaPsychiatry, Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, USA.
Elisabeth BeasonCardiology, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Basseterre, KNA.
Adegbenro O FakoyaCellular Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USUniversity of Medicine and Health Sciences · KN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This drug review presents a comprehensive review of Cariprazine, a medication that received FDA approval in 2015 for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The paper begins by exploring Cariprazine's mechanism of action, which involves modulating dopamine and serotonin receptors. Additionally, the review assesses Cariprazine's metabolic profile and notes its low potential for weight gain and metabolic side effects. The study examines Cariprazine's efficacy and safety in treating various psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar maintenance, mania, and bipolar depression. A meticulous analysis of clinical trials is included, demonstrating Cariprazine's potential advantages over existing medications used for these disorders. Additionally, the review covers Cariprazine's recent approval as an adjuvant treatment for unipolar depression. Furthermore, the paper examines the limitations of Cariprazine, such as the absence of head-to-head trials comparing it to other commonly used medications for these disorders. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for more research to establish Cariprazine's position in treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and determine its comparative effectiveness with other available treatments.

Indexed as

bipolar depressioncariprazinemajor depressionpsychiatric disordersschizophreniaunipolar depression

Identifiers

PMID37378203
PMCPMC10292137
OpenAlexW4377192343

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Registered trials

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