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Janssen, however, also marketed Risperdal as a treatment for older people with agitation from dementia, which is not an FDA-approved use of the medication. In fact, it can be dangerous for older adults with dementia to take antipsychotics, including Risperdal, and Janssen had to pay a fine for misbranding the drug.
Risperdal Consta is an injectable, long-acting form of risperidone. The exact mechanism of action of risperidone is not known, but, like other anti-psychotics, it is believed that risperidone affects the way the brain works by interfering with communication among the brain's nerves. Nerves communicate with each other by making and releasing chemicals called neurotransmitters.