Qutipin SR 50 mg (Tablet (Sustained Release))

Unit Price: ৳ 7.00 (5 x 10: ৳ 350.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 70.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Quetiapine fumarate
Company Sun pharmaceutical bangladesh ltd
Also available as
Qutipin 25 mg tablet Qutipin 100 mg tablet Qutipin sr 200 mg tablet Qutipin sr 300 mg tablet

Indications

  • Treatment of Acute and chronic psychoses
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Manic episodes
  • Depressive episodes
  • Maintenance treatment
  • Prevention of recurrence

Pharmacology

  • Atypical psychotropic agent
  • Antagonist at neurotransmitter receptors
  • Dopamine and serotonin antagonism
  • Histamine H1 receptor antagonism
  • Adrenergic alpha1 and alpha2 receptor antagonism

Dosage & Administration

  • Administered twice daily
  • Administered once daily at bedtime
  • Total daily dose titration
  • Dosage adjustments
  • Combination therapy with mood stabilizer

Interaction

  • Caution with medicines causing electrolyte imbalance
  • Co-administration with thioridazine or carbamazepine
  • Increases in clearance with microsomal enzyme inducers

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity

Side Effects

  • Somnolence
  • Dizziness
  • Dry mouth
  • Elevations in serum triglyceride levels
  • Weight gain
  • Extrapyramidal symptoms

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Unestablished safety and efficacy during human pregnancy
  • Excretion into human milk unknown
  • Advisory for breastfeeding women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm
  • Caution in patients with cardiovascular disease
  • Caution in patients with history of seizures
  • Consideration for dose reduction or discontinuation
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome advisory
  • Caution in patients with cardiovascular disease
  • Caution in patients with family history of QT prolongation
  • Monitoring for neutropenia
  • Blood glucose monitoring

Use in Special Populations

  • Caution in the elderly
  • Reduced mean plasma clearance in elderly subjects
  • Not indicated for use in children and adolescents

Overdose Effects

  • Survival reported in acute overdoses
  • No specific antidote
  • Intensive care procedures recommended
  • Close medical supervision and monitoring

Therapeutic Class

  • Atypical neuroleptic drugs

Storage Conditions

  • Keep out of the sight and reach of children
  • Do not use after expiry date
  • Store in a cool and dry place away from light

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