Stela 5 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 2.50 (5 x 10: ৳ 125.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 25.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Trifluoperazine |
| Company | Delta pharma ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Controls excessive anxiety
- Treats tension and agitation in neuroses
- Manages nausea and vomiting
- Manages psychotic disorders
Pharmacology
- Belongs to phenothiazine class
- Antagonizes dopamine receptors in the CNS
- Has therapeutic actions and side effects
Dosage & Administration
- Recommended starting dose for adults and children over 12 years
- Recommended starting dose for children (6-12 years)
- Dosage adjustment based on weight and symptom severity
- Gradual dosage increase until symptoms are controlled
- Dosage reduction for the elderly
- Short-term management of severe anxiety dosage
- Antiemetic dosage for adults and children
Interaction
- Diminishes the effect of oral anticoagulants
- Increased plasma levels when administered with propranolol
- Antihypertensive effects counteracted with concurrent use of phenothiazines
- Potentiation when combined with CNS depressants
Contraindications
- Not for comatose patients
- Not for patients with blood dyscrasias
- Not for patients with known liver damage
- Not for patients hypersensitive to the active ingredient
Side Effects
- Transient restlessness
- Resembles parkinsonism
- CNS reactions like drowsiness, dizziness
- Peripheral oedema
- Blood dyscrasias
- Tachycardia
- Constipation
- Urinary hesitancy and retention
- Hyperpyrexia
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Safety during pregnancy not established
- Not recommended for pregnant patients unless essential
- Potential benefits should outweigh possible hazards
- Lack of adequate human data for lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Dosage reduction for elderly patients
- Elderly patients are sensitive to extrapyramidal and hypotensive effects
- Caution in patients with cardiovascular disease including arrhythmias
- Careful treatment for patients with angina pectoris
Overdose Effects
- Predominantly extrapyramidal signs and symptoms
- Possible hypotension
- Treatment with gastric lavage
- Supportive and symptomatic measures
- Management of extra pyramidal symptoms with antiparkinsonism drug
- Hypotension treatment with fluid replacement
Therapeutic Class
- Belongs to phenothiazine drugs
Storage Conditions
- Store at room temperature between 15-30°C
- Keep away from light and moisture