Sperdal 1 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 3.01 (5 x 10: ৳ 150.50)
Strip Price: ৳ 30.10

Medicine Details

Title

Sperdal Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Neuroleptic Drugs

Description

Risperidone tablet for the treatment of acute and chronic psychoses, mania, and schizophrenia.

Indications

  • Acute and chronic psychoses
  • Mania
  • Schizophrenia

Pharmacology

Selective monoaminergic antagonist affecting serotoninergic 5-HT2 and dopaminergic D2 receptors.

Dosage & Administration

  • Psychoses:
    • 2-16 mg daily dose range
    • Slower titration appropriate in some patients
  • Mania:
    • 1-6 mg daily dose range
  • Schizophrenia:
    • 1-3 mg BID initially, with increases as tolerated

Interaction

  • Antagonizes effects of levodopa and dopamine agonists
  • Reduces plasma clearance with Carbamazepine
  • May enhance effects of certain antihypertensives

Contraindications

Known hypersensitivity to the product

Side Effects

  • Insomnia
  • Agitation
  • Headache
  • Drowsiness
  • Fatigue
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Blurred vision
  • Constipation
  • Hyperprolactinaemia
  • Hypertension
  • Rash
  • Thrombocytopenia

Pregnancy & Lactation

Not established for use during human pregnancy, excreted in human breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Preexisting cardiovascular diseases
  • Signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia
  • Renal and hepatic impairment
  • Elderly epilepsy
  • Parkinson's disease

Therapeutic Class

Atypical neuroleptic drugs

Storage Conditions

Do not store above 30°C, Keep away from light and out of the reach of children

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