Use of Paliperidone Palmitate Throughout a Schizoaffective Disorder Patient's Gestation Period.

Introduction: Paliperidone palmitate treatment of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder is effective and well tolerated, but there is almost no data on its safety during pregnancy. Case report: An analysis is made of the safety and tolerability of paliperidone palmitate treatment throughout the gestation period in a 34-year-old patient diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Discussion: Paliperidone palmitate treatment throughout the gestation period was safe and well tolerated by both mother and foetus, there being no malformations or other perinatal complications in the newborn to date.