Sizodon MD 1 mg (Dispersible Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 3.25 (10 x 10: ৳ 325.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 32.50
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Risperidone oral |
| Company | Sun pharmaceutical bangladesh 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
- Binds to alpha1 adrenergic receptors
- Central serotonin and dopamine antagonism
Dosage & Administration
- Initial dose 2 mg in 1-2 divided doses on 1st day
- Usual dose range 4-6 mg daily
- Elderly or hepatic/renal impairment initially 1 mg daily
- Maximum dose 16 mg daily
Interaction
- May antagonize the effects of levodopa and dopamine agonists
- Reduces plasma clearance with chronic Carbamazepine administration
- May enhance effects of certain antihypertensives
Contraindications
- Known hypersensitivity to the product
Side Effects
- Insomnia
- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Impaired concentration
- Fatigue
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Nausea and vomiting
- Dyspepsia
- Abdominal pain
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Urine incontinence
- Tachycardia
- Hypertension
- Edema
- Rash
- Rhinitis
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Neurtropenia
- Thrombocytopenia
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Indirect, prolactin- and CNS-mediated effects
- No teratogenicity effect
- Not established for use during human pregnancy
- Excreted in the milk
- Excreted in human breast milk
- Women receiving should not breastfeed
Precautions & Warnings
- Special precaution in preexisting cardiovascular diseases
- Discontinue use if signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia occur
- Renal and hepatic impairment
- Elderly, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease
- In 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