Asenapine
Secuado (asenapine transdermal patch) is an atypical antipsychotic medication delivered via a once-daily skin patch. It is FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia in adults. The patch provides continuous medication delivery over 24 hours.
Secuado is a transdermal patch form of asenapine used once daily to treat schizophrenia in adults.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 2265724
- Generic
- Secuado
- Class
- brand-name
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Secuado is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. It is the transdermal patch formulation of the atypical antipsychotic asenapine.
Like other atypical antipsychotics, asenapine works by blocking dopamine D2 receptors and serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in the brain, helping to reduce psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
Secuado is applied as a patch to the skin once daily. Common side effects include application site reactions, weight gain, and somnolence. It carries boxed warnings about increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis. Patients should be monitored for metabolic changes and tardive dyskinesia. The patch should be applied to clean, dry, intact skin on the upper arm, torso, or hip and rotated regularly.
Official drug label
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