Aenixit 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 3.50 (15 x 10: ৳ 525.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 35.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Flupentixol melitracen
Company Albion laboratories limited
Also available as
Fulimet 05 mg tablet

Indications

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

Pharmacology

  • Compounds:
    • Flupentixol
    • Melitracen
  • Properties:
    • Anxiolytic
    • Antidepressant
    • Activating
  • Maximal Serum Concentration: 4 hours
  • Biological Half-life:
    • Flupentixol: 35 hours
    • Melitracen: 19 hours

Dosage & Administration

  • Adults: 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon
  • Severe Cases: Morning dose may be increased to 2 tablets
  • Elderly Patients: 1 tablet in the morning
  • Maintenance Dose: 1 tablet orally in the morning
  • Recommendation: Additional treatment with a sedative in the acute phase for insomnia or severe restlessness

Interaction

  • Enhances response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants
  • Simultaneous administration of MAO-inhibitors may cause hypertensive crises
  • Reduces antihypertensive effect of guanethidine and similar acting compounds
  • Enhances 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

  • Transient restlessness
  • Insomnia

Pregnancy & Lactation

Preferably not given during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

Withdraw gradual treatment with tranquillizers with sedative effect

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms:
    • Intoxications by melitracen (especially of anticholinergic nature)
    • Extrapyramidal symptoms due to flupentixol
  • Treatment:
    • Gastric Lavage: Carried out as soon as possible
    • Activated Charcoal: May be administered
    • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems: Supportive measures
    • Epinephrine (Adrenaline): Must not be used
    • Convulsions: Treated with diazepam
    • Extrapyramidal Symptoms: Treated with biperiden

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 Aenixit 0.5 mg Tablet

  • What is Aenixit 0.5 mg Tablet?: Consists of Flupentixol & Melitracen, used to treat anxiety, depression, apathy, psychogenic depression, and others
  • Quick Tips:
    • Helps treat anxiety and depression
    • Can cause dizziness and sleepiness, use caution while driving
    • Avoid drinking alcohol while taking
    • Can cause changes in blood sugar levels, monitor regularly
    • Inform doctor of liver disease, thyroid disorder, severe heart disease, or urinary disorder
    • Talk to doctor if sudden mood changes or suicidal thoughts occur
    • Inform doctor before undergoing any surgical procedure

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