Penxit 0.5 mg+10 mg (Tablet)
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Medicine Details
Category | Details |
---|---|
Generic | Flupentixol melitracen |
Company | Peoples pharma ltd |
Title
Flupentixol and Melitracen Tablet
Categories
- Antidepressant
- Anxiolytic
- Thymoleptic
- Neuroleptic
Description
Flupentixol and Melitracen tablet is indicated in anxiety, depression, apathy, psychogenic depression, depressive neurosses, masked depression, psychosomatic affections, menopausal depressions, dysphoria, and depression in alcoholics and drug addicts.
Dimensions
N/A
Color options
- White
Functions
- Antidepressant
- Anxiolytic
- Activating
Materials
N/A
Technical specifications
- Maximal serum concentration: Reached in about 4 hours after oral administration of flupentixol and melitracen
- Biological half life:
- Flupentixol: About 35 hours
- Melitracen: About 19 hours
- Pharmacokinetic properties: The combination does not influence the individual compounds
Design elements
N/A
Usability features
- Dosage instructions:
- Adults: Usually 2 tablets orally daily in the morning and noon
- Severe cases adults: Morning dose may be increased to 2 tablets
- Elderly patients: 1 tablet in the morning
- Maintenance dose: Usually 1 tablet orally in the morning
- Additional treatment recommendation: Sedative in the acute phase for insomnia or severe restlessness
Interaction
- Enhances response to:
- Alcohol
- Barbiturates
- CNS depressants
- Simultaneous administration with MAO inhibitors: May cause hypertensive crises
- Effects on other drugs:
- Neuroleptics and thymoleptics:
- Reduce the antihypertensive effect of guanethidine
- Enhance the effects of adrenaline and noradrenaline
- Neuroleptics and thymoleptics:
Contraindications
- Immediate recovery phase after myocardial infarction: Should not be given
- Defects in bundle-branch conduction: Should not be given
- Untreated narrow angle glaucoma: Should not be given
- Acute alcohol barbiturate and opiate intoxications: Should not be given
- Patients taking MAO inhibitor within two weeks: Should not be given
- Not recommended for excitable or overactive patients: Due to activating effect
Side effects
- Rare in recommended doses
- Transient restlessness
- Insomnia
Pregnancy and lactation
Preferably not given during pregnancy and lactation
Precautions and warnings
- Withdrawal of tranquilizers with sedative effect: Should be gradual if previously treated
Overdose effects
- Dominant symptoms:
- Melitracen:
- Intoxications, especially of anticholinergic nature
- Flupentixol: Extrapyramidal symptoms
- Melitracen:
- Recommended measures:
- Symptomatic and supportive care
- Gastric lavage
- Activated charcoal
- Respiratory and cardiovascular support
- Avoidance of epinephrine
- Treatment for convulsions and extrapyramidal symptoms
Therapeutic class
Combined anxiolytics & antidepressant drugs
Storage conditions
Store at a temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place. Protect from light. Keep out of reach of children.