Qutipin 100 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 10.09 (5 x 10: ৳ 504.50)
Strip Price: ৳ 100.90
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Quetiapine fumarate |
| Company | Sun pharmaceutical bangladesh ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment of Acute and chronic psychoses
- Treatment of schizophrenia
- Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
- Treatment of manic episodes
- Treatment of depressive episodes
- Maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder
Pharmacology
- Atypical psychotropic agent
- Antagonist at multiple neurotransmitter receptors
- Belongs to dibenzothiazepine derivatives
- Unknown mechanism of action
Dosage & Administration
- Administered twice daily
- Total daily dose for the first four days
- Dosage titration
- Usual effective dose range
- Further dosage adjustments
Interaction
- Caution with electrolyte imbalance
- Caution with medicines increasing QT interval
- Co-administration with thioridazine
- Co-administration with carbamazepine
- Co-administration with phenytoin
Contraindications
- Contra-indicated in patients hypersensitive to it
Side Effects
- Somnolence
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth
- Withdrawal symptoms
- Elevations in serum triglyceride levels
- Weight gain
- Extrapyramidal symptoms
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Safety and efficacy not established during human pregnancy
- Use during pregnancy if benefits justify risks
- Avoid breastfeeding while taking
Precautions & Warnings
- Risk of suicidal thoughts or clinical worsening
- Caution with known cardiovascular disease
- Caution in patients predisposed to hypotension
- Caution in patients with history of seizures
- Consider dose reduction for tardive dyskinesia
- Discontinue if neuroleptic malignant syndrome occurs
- Exercise caution in patients with cardiovascular disease
- Monitor for severe neutropenia
- Monitor for hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus
Use in Special Populations
- Caution in the elderly
- Caution in children and adolescents
Overdose Effects
- Reported survival in acute overdoses
- No specific antidote
- Consider multiple drug involvement in severe intoxication
- Treatment of refractory hypotension
- Intensive care procedures
Therapeutic Class
- Atypical neuroleptic drugs
Storage Conditions
- Keep out of reach of children
- Do not use after expiry date
- Store in cool and dry place away from light