Anflu 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 0.75 (10 x 10: ৳ 75.00)

Strip Price: ৳ 7.50

Medicine Details

Category	Details
Generic	Fluphenazine nortriptyline
Company	Alco pharma ltd

Indications

Mild to moderate mixed anxiety/depression
Emotional disturbance
Sleep disorder
Gastric problems

Description

Fluphenazine is a tranquilizer of the phenothiazine type. Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant having less sedative action. Anflu has been found as effective preparation for the patients suffering from "anxiety" or "depression" or both and helps to restore functional ability without developing any drug dependence.

Pharmacology

Tranquilizer of the phenothiazine type
Tricyclic antidepressant
Inhibition of norepinephrine and serotonin uptake
Potent dopamine (specially D2) receptor antagonism

Dosage & Administration

One tablet 2 to 3 times daily for adults

Interaction

Interactions with barbiturates, alcohol, and narcotic drugs may occur, so central depressants should be administered with caution

Contraindications

History of gradual epilepsy or organic brain damage
Blood dyscrasia
Severe cardiac insufficiency
Renal or liver damage
Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
Younger children
Hypersensitivity to any component of the preparation

Side Effects

Tardive dyskinesias
Blood dyscrasia
Malignant Neuroleptic syndrome
Sudden death
Agranulocytosis

Pregnancy & Lactation

Safety in human pregnancy not established, not recommended during lactation as it is excreted in breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

Patients with glaucoma
Prostate enlargement
Cardiac failure and myocardial infarction
Concurrent administration with CNS depressants
May impair alertness and abilities to drive a car or operate machinery