Slipam 15 mg (Capsule)

Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (5 x 6: ৳ 150.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 30.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Flurazepam
Company General pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Slipam 30 mg capsule

Indications

  • Insomnia treatment
  • Improving sleep quality
  • Managing poor sleeping habits
  • Restful sleep in acute medical conditions

Pharmacology

  • Hypnotic agent
  • Increases total sleep time
  • Binds to GABA-A receptors
  • Potentiates action of GABA
  • Chloride channel opening

Dosage & Administration

  • Adult dosage: 30 mg at bedtime
  • Elderly dosage: 15 mg
  • Dosage adjustment for hepatic impairment
  • Dosage adjustment for renal impairment

Interaction

  • Potentiates CNS depressants
  • Prolongs half-life with cimetidine
  • Affects absorption with antacids

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines
  • Avoid in case of known allergies

Side Effects

  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Ataxia
  • Sedation
  • Lethargy
  • Disorientation
  • Coma

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy category-C
  • Contraindicated in pregnant women
  • Avoid in lactating mothers

Precautions & Warnings

  • Dosage limitation for elderly/debilitated
  • Risk of oversedation
  • Issues in severely depressed patients
  • Special care in chronic pulmonary insufficiency

Overdose Effects

  • Somnolence
  • Confusion
  • Coma
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Gastric lavage

Therapeutic Class

  • Benzodiazepine hypnotics

Storage Conditions

  • Below 30°C temperature
  • Away from light and moisture
  • Keep out of reach of children

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