Medicines labeled for the same conditions

Alternatives to risperidone

16 other medicines are given the same way (oral) and in the same FDA class as risperidone or labeled mainly for the same use (bipolar disorder); 12 are in its class, atypical antipsychotics: quetiapine, aripiprazole, olanzapine, lurasidone and 8 more; the others include 3 mood stabilizers (FDA labels read October 8, 2026). In the same class, the lowest pharmacy cost is $0.110 per aripiprazole 5 mg tablet (what pharmacies paid in the NADAC survey; strengths differ).

Which medicines are labeled for the same conditions as risperidone?

Bipolar disorder lists all 17 medicines labeled for it, by any route. Each row shows the conditions both labels name. They are listed as public records, not as substitutes: whether one can replace another depends on the person and is a prescriber's decision.

Medicine and FDA class	Shared indication	Generic labelers (oral)	Pharmacy cost	Boxed warning	Shortage
Risperidoneatypical antipsychotic	this medicine	35 labelers	$0.0368 per tablet 0.25 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Quetiapineatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	50 labelers	$0.127 per tablet 300 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Aripiprazoleatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	47 labelers	$0.110 per tablet 5 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Olanzapineatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	33 labelers	$0.147 per tablet 20 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Lurasidoneatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	29 labelers	$0.142 per tablet 20 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Ziprasidoneatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	16 labelers	$0.269 per capsule 20 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry
Paliperidoneatypical antipsychotic · same class	Schizophrenia	18 labelers	$0.972 per tablet 3 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Clozapineatypical antipsychotic · same class	Schizophrenia	11 labelers	$0.610 per tablet 100 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Iloperidoneatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	1 labeler	$60.01 per tablet 12 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Fluoxetine and olanzapineserotonin reuptake inhibitor · same class	Bipolar disorder	3 labelers	$3.44 per unit 3-25 mg	Yes	No current entry
Brexpiprazoleatypical antipsychotic · same class	Schizophrenia	1 labeler	$49.50 per tablet 0.25 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Cariprazineatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	none listed	$50.84 per capsule 1.5 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry
Lumateperoneatypical antipsychotic · same class	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	none listed	$57.24 per capsule 10.5 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry
Divalproexmood stabilizer	Bipolar disorder	44 labelers	$0.194 per tablet 500 mg tablet	Yes	No current entry
Carbamazepinemood stabilizer	Bipolar disorder	42 labelers	$0.119 per tablet 200 mg tablet	Yes	A presentation being discontinued
Lithiummood stabilizer	Bipolar disorder	24 labelers	$0.104 per capsule 300 mg capsule	Yes	No current entry
Milsaperidone	Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia	none listed	n/a	Yes	No current entry

Source: FDA drug labels (indications) via openFDA; FDA NDC Directory; CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026; FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

What do pharmacies pay for each?

The headline NADAC price per unit of each medicine's most widely listed form; strengths differ, so compare like with like on each record.

Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, October 7, 2026: what retail pharmacies paid per unit; not a counter price

What next?

Risperidone: the full record: label, generics, price, shortages, recalls
Quetiapine vs risperidone: two records side by side
Aripiprazole vs risperidone: two records side by side
Olanzapine vs risperidone: two records side by side
Risperidone vs lurasidone: two records side by side