Fluanxol 0.5 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 9.81 (100's pack: ৳ 981.00)
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Flupentixol dihydrochloride |
| Company | Lundbeck pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Psychoses
- Depression with or without anxiety
Pharmacology
- Thioxanthene antipsychotic
- Inhibits dopamine-mediated effects
- Blocks postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the CNS
Dosage
- Oral administration
- Intramuscular administration
- Initial dosage for adults and elderly
- Maximum dosage for adults and elderly
Administration
- May be taken with or without food
Interaction
- Potentiation of adverse effects of drugs with antimuscarinic effects
- Reduced efficacy of levodopa
- Increased adverse extrapyramidal symptoms with dopamine antagonists
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity
- Excitable and overactive patients
- Mania
- Porphyria
- Coma
- Preexisting CNS depression
- Bone-marrow suppression
- Phaeochromocytoma
- Lactation
Side Effects
- Rigidity
- Tremors
- Restlessness
- Tardive dyskinesia
- Insomnia
- Dryness of mouth
- Weight gain
- Sexual dysfunction
- Galactorrhoea
- Menstrual disturbances
- Potentially fatal: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Category C
Precautions & Warnings
- Convulsive disorders
- Advanced hepatic disease
- Advanced renal disease
- Advanced CV disease
- Advanced respiratory disease
- Tasks requiring mental alertness
- Elderly patients
- Debilitated patients
- History of angle-closure glaucoma
- Urinary retention
- Prostatic hyperplasia
- Breast cancer
- Prolactin dependent tumors
- Parkinsonism
- Myasthenia gravis
- Pregnancy
- Avoid direct sunlight
Therapeutic Class
- SSRIs & related anti-depressant drugs
Storage Conditions
- Store below 25°C