Danxit 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (5 x 10: ৳ 250.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Flupentixol melitracen
Company Astra biopharmaceuticals ltd

Title

  • Flupentixol and Melitracen Tablet

Categories

  • Anxiolytics & Anti-depressants

Description

  • This tablet is indicated for Anxiety, Depression, Apathy, Psychogenic depression, Depressive neurosses, Masked depression, Menopausal depression, Dysphoria and depression in alcoholics and drug addicts.
  • Flupentixol has neuroleptic, anxiolytic, and antidepressant properties in small doses, while Melitracen has bipolar thymoleptic properties in low doses.
  • Adult dosage is usually 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon, and 1 tablet for elderly patients in the morning, with a maintenance dose of 1 tablet orally in the morning. Extra treatment with a sedative in the acute phase is recommended for insomnia or severe restlessness.
  • It may enhance the response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants. Simultaneous administration of MAO-inhibitors may cause hypertensive crises.
  • Contraindicated in immediate recovery phase after myocardial infarction, defects in bundle-branch conduction, untreated narrow-angle glaucoma, acute alcohol, barbiturate and opiate intoxications, and to patients who have received an MAO-inhibitor within two weeks. Not recommended for excitable or overactive patients.
  • Rare side effects in recommended doses include transient restlessness and insomnia. Preferably not to be given during pregnancy and lactation. If previously treated with tranquillizers with a sedative effect, they should be withdrawn gradually.
  • In cases of overdosage, symptoms of intoxications by melitracen dominate, especially of anticholinergic nature. Symptomatic and supportive treatment should be instituted.

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      Functions

      • Anxiety treatment
      • Depression treatment
      • Apathy treatment
      • Activating properties
      • Neuroleptic properties
      • Anxiolytic properties
      • Antidepressant properties

      Materials

        Technical Specifications

        • Maximal serum concentration is reached in about 4 hours after oral administration of flupentixol and melitracen.
        • Biological half-life of flupentixol is about 35 hours and that of melitracen is about 19 hours.
        • The combination of flupentixol and melitracen does not seem to influence the pharmacokinetic properties of the individual compounds.

        Design Elements

          Usability Features

            Indications

            • Anxiety
            • Depression
            • Apathy
            • Psychogenic depression
            • Depressive neurosses
            • Masked depression
            • Psychosomatic affections accompanied by anxiety and apathy
            • Menopausal depressions
            • Dysphoria
            • Depression in alcoholics and drug addicts

            Mode of Action

            • Flupentixol - neuroleptic with anxiolytic and antidepressant properties in small doses
            • Melitracen - bipolar thymoleptic with activating properties in low doses

            Dosage & Administration

            • Adults: 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon, with morning dose potentially increased to 2 tablets in severe cases.
            • Elderly patients: 1 tablet in the morning.
            • Maintenance dose: 1 tablet orally in the morning, with additional treatment with a sedative in acute phase for insomnia or severe restlessness.

            Interaction

            • May enhance the response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants.
            • Simultaneous administration of MAO-inhibitors may cause hypertensive crises.
            • Neuroleptics and thymoleptics reduce the antihypertensive effect of guanethidine and similar acting compounds, and thymoleptics enhance the effects of adrenaline and noradrenaline.

            Contraindications

            • Immediate recovery phase after myocardial infarction
            • Defects in bundle-branch conduction
            • Untreated narrow-angle glaucoma
            • Acute alcohol, barbiturate and opiate intoxications
            • Patients who have received an MAO-inhibitor within two weeks
            • Not recommended for excitable or overactive patients

            Side Effects

            • In recommended doses, rare side effects include transient restlessness and insomnia.

            Pregnancy & Lactation

            • Preferably not to be given during pregnancy and lactation.

            Precautions & Warnings

            • Withdrawal of previous tranquillizers with sedative effect should be gradual.

            Overdose Effects

            • In cases of overdosage, symptoms of intoxications by melitracen dominate, especially of anticholinergic nature. Symptomatic and supportive treatment should be instituted.

            Therapeutic Class

            • Combined anxiolytics & anti-depressant drugs

            Storage Conditions

            • Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place. Protect from light. Keep out of reach of children.

            Common Questions about Danxit 0.5 mg Tablet

            • Danxit 0.5 mg Tablet consists of Flupentixol & Melitracen, and is used to treat Anxiety, Depression, Apathy, Psychogenic depression, Depressive neurosses, Masked depression, and Menopausal depression.

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