Take a 3-minute break and test your skills! 1  Someone who pretends to be sick in order to avoid work is a: 2  port-hound Duke-of-the-nether-willies. 3  fabricationist malingerer.
For Patients. Abilify (aripiprazole) is a psychotropic drug (antipsychotic) that alters brain chemical activity used to treat schizophrenia, mania, depression, bipolar disorders, autistic disorder, and some irritable behavior disorders. Generic Abilify is not available in the U.S., but is available in other countries under the name aripiprazole.
When did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve the medication? Abilify was first approved by the FDA to treat schizophrenia in 2002. Is there a generic version of Abilify? Yes, the generic name for the medication is aripiprazole and is available for purchase in the United States. Are there any major differences between Abilify and other antipsychotics used to treat Abilify? Abilify belongs to the class of medications known as atypical antipsychotics or second generation psychotics.