Latuda
Latuda is a lurasidone antipsychotic tablet for schizophrenia and bipolar depression, sold in 40mg and 80mg strengths for once-daily use with food.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40mg | 30 tablets | $46.80 | $1.56 |
| 40mg | 60 tablets | $81.60 | $1.36 |
| 40mg | 90 tablets | $105.30 | $1.17 |
| 40mg | 120 tablets | $117.60 | $0.98 |
| 40mg | 180 tablets | $140.40 | $0.78 |
| 80mg | 30 tablets | $58.50 | $1.95 |
| 80mg | 60 tablets | $102.00 | $1.70 |
| 80mg | 90 tablets | $144.90 | $1.61 |
| 80mg | 120 tablets | $183.60 | $1.53 |
| 80mg | 180 tablets | $264.60 | $1.47 |
- Category
- Mental Health
- Active ingredient
- Lurasidone
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 40/80mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia · Bipolar depression
- Therapeutic Class
- Atypical Antipsychotic
- Pharmacological Class
- Dopamine/Serotonin Antagonist
- Minor Side Effects
- Sleepiness, Nausea
- Moderate Side Effects
- Weight gain, Dizziness
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Sunovion
- Onset Time
- 1–3 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Keep at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- CYP3A4 inhibitors, Alcohol
- Age Restrictions
- Not for young children.
What you will receive
Latuda is the originator brand name, made by Sunovion. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Latuda.
- The same active ingredient (Lurasidone) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which Latuda strengths can I order?
Latuda comes as tablets in 40mg and 80mg, in packs of 30, 60, 90, 120 or 180. The pack contains generic lurasidone, not the original Latuda. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
Where can I track my Latuda order?
Order tracking for Latuda is on the tracking page, and support answers 24/7 in English and Cantonese by live chat. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking, while standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days, or 30 at the most, and is untracked.
How long does Latuda take to work?
Not straight away. Drowsiness or restlessness can appear in the first days, but the effect on hallucinations and mood accumulates across the first few weeks of daily use, and how quickly it comes varies from person to person. Steady use is what builds the benefit.
Should I take Latuda with food?
Yes — the tablet is made to go with a meal. Taken without food, only part of the lurasidone gets through, so the dose does less than expected. Around 350 calories is enough, which a normal breakfast, lunch or dinner covers easily.
Can I drink alcohol with Latuda?
Better not. Alcohol piles on top of the drowsiness and dizziness that lurasidone can cause, so reactions slow and you may feel faint. If you do drink, keep it light and stay off driving or machinery until you know how the pair affects you.
What is the difference between Latuda 40mg and 80mg?
Only how much lurasidone each tablet holds. Both are swallowed once a day with food; the 80mg strength gives a higher daily amount in a single tablet rather than two 40mg ones. Nothing else changes between the two.
Does grapefruit affect Latuda?
Yes. Grapefruit and its juice slow the liver enzyme that clears lurasidone, so more of the medicine stays in the body than intended. Leave grapefruit out of your diet while you are taking these tablets.
About Latuda
Latuda tablets: what they treat
Latuda is an antipsychotic tablet built around lurasidone. Schizophrenia is the main use, an illness in which hallucinations (hearing or seeing things that are not there), delusions (fixed beliefs that are not true) and muddled thinking make ordinary life hard. The tablet also treats the depressive phase of bipolar I disorder, the low spells that follow periods of unusually high energy. Taken every day, it keeps symptoms on a more even footing.
Latuda comes as 40mg and 80mg tablets, and the lurasidone inside is the generic ingredient rather than the original branded product. The lurasidone page takes the ingredient further.
How lurasidone works, and why it goes with dinner
Dopamine and serotonin carry messages between nerve cells, and in schizophrenia and bipolar depression some of that traffic runs too high. Lurasidone turns the volume down at the receptors those chemicals dock onto, which blunts hallucinations and lifts the flat, heavy mood of a depressive episode. The liver clears it, which is why other medicines can change how much stays in the blood.
Food changes how much of the tablet reaches the blood. Swallowed on an empty stomach, far less of the dose gets through, so the single daily tablet goes down with a meal of around 350 calories. Lurasidone tends to make people drowsy, which is why many choose dinner. The effect gathers over the first few weeks of steady use rather than within the hour.
Side effects worth knowing about
Drowsiness is the one most people meet first, often alongside restlessness, a dry mouth, nausea or disturbed sleep. Stiff, slowed movement can appear too, and these early effects usually settle as the body gets used to the medicine. Months into treatment, some people develop tardive dyskinesia — lip smacking or tongue and face movements they cannot control, which can continue after the medicine stops. Fever, rigid muscles, confusion, sweating and a racing heartbeat together need urgent treatment.
What to keep away from it
Ketoconazole (an antifungal) and clarithromycin (an antibiotic) raise the amount of lurasidone in the blood, while carbamazepine, rifampicin and St John's wort lower it. Grapefruit belongs on that list too. Alcohol heightens the drowsiness and the light-headed feeling.
Sources
- Lurasidone: MedlinePlus Drug Information — National Library of Medicine
- Overview - Schizophrenia - NHS — NHS