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Does Paliperidone Block All The Receptors That Ariprprazole Block?

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Question : Does paliperidone block all the receptors that ariprprazole block? In other words, is it useless to take abilify if one is already taking invega?
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
No having higher affinity to bind means 80-90% receptors.

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No having a much higher affinity for receptors does not mean that the drug would bind with all receptors however it would bind with more then 80-90% receptors.
So answer is that no.we can't say that useless.
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Does Paliperidone Block All The Receptors That Ariprprazole Block?

Brief Answer: No having higher affinity to bind means 80-90% receptors. Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for choosing "Ask a Doctor" service for your query, Have seen your details. No having a much higher affinity for receptors does not mean that the drug would bind with all receptors however it would bind with more then 80-90% receptors. So answer is that no.we can't say that useless. Thank you!