Deleta 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Title

  • Flupentixol and Melitracen Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Anxiolytic
  • Antidepressant

Description

  • Combination of flupentixol and melitracen
  • Indicated for anxiety, depression, apathy, and psychogenic depression
  • Bipolar thymoleptic with activating properties in low doses
  • Maximal serum concentration reached in about 4 hours after oral administration
  • Biological half-life of flupentixol is about 35 hours and that of melitracen is about 19 hours
  • Enhances response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants
  • May cause hypertensive crises with MAO-inhibitors
  • Reduces antihypertensive effect of guanethidine and similar acting compounds
  • Enhances the effects of adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • Rare side effects include transient restlessness and insomnia
  • Should preferably not be given during pregnancy and lactation
  • Tranquillizers with sedative effect should be withdrawn gradually if previously used
  • Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place, protect from light, keep out of reach of children

Dosage & Administration

  • Usually 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon for adults
  • Morning dose may be increased to 2 tablets in severe cases
  • Elderly patients: 1 tablet in the morning
  • Maintenance dose: Usually 1 tablet orally in the morning
  • Additional treatment with a sedative recommended for insomnia or severe restlessness in the acute phase

Interaction

  • Enhances response to alcohol, barbiturates, and other CNS depressants
  • May cause hypertensive crises with MAO-inhibitors
  • Reduces antihypertensive effect of guanethidine and similar acting compounds
  • Enhances the 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
  • Should not be given to patients who have received an MAO-inhibitor within two weeks
  • Not recommended for excitable or overactive patients since its activating effect may lead to exaggeration of these characteristics

Side Effects

  • Rare side effects include transient restlessness and insomnia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Should preferably not be given during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Tranquillizers with sedative effect should be withdrawn gradually if previously used

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms of intoxications by melitracen, especially of anticholinergic nature, dominate in cases of overdosage
  • More rarely extrapyramidal symptoms due to flupentixol occur
  • Symptomatic and supportive measures should be instituted
  • Gastric lavage and activated charcoal may be administered
  • Measures aimed at supporting the respiratory and cardiovascular systems should be undertaken
  • Epinephrine (adrenaline) must not be used for such patients
  • Convulsions may be treated with diazepam and extrapyramidal symptoms 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

  • Deleta 0.5 mg Tablet consists of Flupentixol & Melitracen
  • Used to treat anxiety, depression, apathy, psychogenic depression, depressive neurosses, masked depression, and menopausal depressions
  • Helps treat anxiety and depression
  • Can cause dizziness and sleepiness, caution while driving or doing tasks requiring concentration
  • Avoid drinking alcohol while taking the tablet
  • Can cause changes in blood sugar levels, monitor regularly
  • Inform the doctor about liver disease, thyroid disorder, severe heart disease, or urinary disorder
  • Discuss sudden mood changes or suicidal thoughts with the doctor
  • Inform the doctor about taking the tablet before any surgical procedure

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