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Here is a passage from the INVEGA HAFYERA PATIENT INFORMATION which may be helpful to address your question:

Before receiving INVEGA HAFYERA, tell your healthcare provider about your medical conditions, including if you¹:

• have had Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
• have or have had heart problems, including a heart attack, heart failure, abnormal heart rhythm, or long QT syndrome
• have or have had low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood
• have or have had uncontrolled movements of your tongue, face, mouth, or jaw (tardive dyskinesia)
• have or have had kidney or liver problems
• have diabetes or a family history of diabetes
• have Parkinson’s disease or a type of dementia called Lewy Body Dementia
• have had a low white blood cell count
• have had problems with dizziness or fainting or are being treated for high blood pressure
• have or have had seizures or epilepsy
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if INVEGA HAFYERA will harm your unborn baby.
  • Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant during treatment with INVEGA HAFYERA.
  • If you become pregnant while receiving INVEGA HAFYERA, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics. You can register by calling 1-866-961-2388 or visit http://womensmentalhealth.org/clinical-and-research-programs/pregnancyregistry/.
  • Babies born to mothers who are treated with INVEGA HAFYERA during their third trimester of pregnancy may develop agitation, low muscle tone (floppy baby syndrome), tremors, excessive sleepiness, breathing problems, and feeding problems. Tell your healthcare provider right away if your baby develops any of these symptoms.
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. INVEGA HAFYERA can pass into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with INVEGA HAFYERA.
  

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.¹

INVEGA HAFYERA and other medicines may affect each other causing possible serious side effects. INVEGA HAFYERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how INVEGA HAFYERA works.¹

Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to receive INVEGA HAFYERA with your other medicines. Do not start or stop any medicines during treatment with INVEGA HAFYERA without talking to your healthcare provider first.¹

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show to your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.¹

additional information

This information is provided ONLY in response to your request and is not intended as medical advice, to promote the use of our product, or suggest use in any manner other than as described in the PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. All decisions regarding your medical treatment should be made with your healthcare professional(s). Please contact your healthcare professional(s) to discuss the information in this response.

Please refer to the attached full PRESCRIBING INFORMATION and the PATIENT INFORMATION for INVEGA HAFYERA.¹