Residon 2 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (5 x 10: ৳ 250.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 50.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Risperidone oral |
| Company | Healthcare pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Acute and chronic psychoses
- Mania
- Schizophrenia
Pharmacology
- Selective monoaminergic antagonist
- High affinity for serotoninergic 5-HT2 and dopaminergic D2 receptors
- Alpha1 adrenergic receptors binding
- Lower affinity to H1 histamine and alpha2 adrenergic receptors
- No affinity for cholinergic receptors
Dosage & Administration
- Initial dose of 2 mg in 1-2 divided doses
- Titration appropriate in some patients
- Usual dose range 4-6 mg daily
- Maximum dose of 16 mg daily
- Dosage adjustments at intervals of not less than 1 week
Interaction
- May antagonize the effects of levodopa and dopamine agonists
- Reduces plasma clearance when administered with Carbamazepine
- Decreases the clearance when administered with Clozapine
- May enhance the effects of certain antihypertensives
Contraindications
- Known hypersensitivity to the product
Side Effects
- Insomnia
- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Impaired concentration
- Fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dyspepsia
- Abdominal pain
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Urinary incontinence
- Tachycardia
- Hypertension
- Edema
- Rash
- Rhinitis
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Neutropenia
- Thrombocytopenia
Pregnancy & Lactation
- No direct reproductive toxicity in experimental animals
- No teratogenicity effect observed
- Safety for use during human pregnancy not established
- Excreted in human breast milk
Precautions & Warnings
- Special precaution in case of preexisting cardiovascular diseases
- Discontinue use if signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia occur
- Renal and hepatic impairment
- Elderly epilepsy
- Parkinson's disease
- Pregnancy
Therapeutic Class
- Atypical neuroleptic drugs
Storage Conditions
- Do not store above 30°C
- Keep away from light
- Keep out of the reach of children