Depresil 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 4.50 (5 x 10: ৳ 225.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 45.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Flupentixol melitracen |
| Company | Rangs pharmaceuticals ltd |
Title
- Flupentixol and Melitracen Tablet
Categories
- Medicine
- Pharmaceutical
Description
- Anxiety and depression medication
- Antidepressant
- Anxiolytic
- Bipolar thymoleptic
Indications
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Apathy
- Psychogenic depression
- Depressive neurosses
- Masked depression
- Menopausal depressions
- Dysphoria and depression in alcoholics and drug addicts
Pharmacology
- Combines flupentixol and melitracen
- Antidepressant
- Anxiolytic
- Activating properties
- Maximal serum concentration in about 4 hours
Dosage & Administration
- Adults: 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon
- Elderly patients: 1 tablet in the morning
- Maintenance dose: Usually 1 tablet orally in the morning
Interaction
- Enhances response to alcohol and CNS depressants
- May cause hypertensive crises with MAO-inhibitors
- Reduces antihypertensive effect of guanethidine
- Enhances 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
- Not recommended for excitable or overactive patients
- Patients who have received an MAO-inhibitor within two weeks
Side Effects
- Rare in recommended doses
- Transient restlessness
- Insomnia
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Not recommended during pregnancy and lactation
Precautions & Warnings
- Gradual withdrawal from previous sedative treatments
Overdose Effects
- Symptoms of intoxications by melitracen
- Extrapyramidal symptoms due to flupentixol
- Gastric lavage should be carried out as soon as possible
- Activated charcoal may be administered
- Measures aimed at supporting the respiratory and cardiovascular systems should be instituted
- Epinephrine (adrenaline) must not be used
- Convulsions may be treated with diazepam
- Extrapyramidal symptoms may be treated with biperiden
Therapeutic Class
- Combined anxiolytics & anti-depressant drugs
Storage Conditions
- Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C
- Dry place
- Protect from light
- Keep out of reach of children
FAQs
- What is Depresil 0.5 mg Tablet?
- Quick Tips: Helps treat anxiety and depression, causes dizziness and sleepiness, affects blood sugar levels, requires caution when driving or concentrating, and more