The Brand Name FLUANXOL DEPOT Has Generic Salt :: Flupentixol 

FLUANXOL DEPOT  Is From Company Lundbeck Priced :: Rs. 172.2

FLUANXOL DEPOT have Flupentixol is comes under Sub class Anti Psychotics of  Main Class Nervous System

Main Medicine Class:: Nervous System  Sub Medicine Class :: Anti Psychotics 

 Salt Name :  OR Generic Name Form Price : MRP /Probable Packing
Flupentixol  INJ  Rs. 172.2  2 ML
Brand Name Company / Manufacturers Strength Unit Price / 2 ML
 FLUANXOL DEPOT  Lundbeck  40 MG  2 ML Rs. 172.2

Company  Brand Name  Salt Combination Main Medical Class Sub Medical Class
 From Lundbeck :: FLUANXOL DEPOT  Flupentixol  Nervous System Anti Psychotics

Indications for Drugs ::

Schizophrenia, Psychoses, Depression

Drug Dose ::

Adult: PO Psychoses Initial: 3-9 mg twice daily. Max: 18 mg/day. Depression Initial: 1 mg/day, increase to 2 mg/day after 1 wk, then to 3 mg/day. Max: 3 mg/day. IM Psychoses As decanoate: Initial: 20 mg as a test dose. After at least 7 days and depending on response: Subsequent doses of 20-40 mg may be given 2-4 wkly. Usual maintenance: 50 mg 4 wkly to 300 mg 2 wkly, up to 400 mg/wk in severe cases.

Contraindication ::

Hypersensitivity. Extremely excitable and overactive patients; mania; porphyria; coma; preexisting CNS depression; bone-marrow supression; phaeochromocytoma. Lactation.

Drug Precautions ::

Patients with convulsive disorders; advanced hepatic, renal, CV or resp disease; tasks requiring mental alertness; elderly (especially with dementia), and debilitated patients; neuroleptics with sedative effect must be withdrawn gradually; history of angle-closure glaucoma; urinary retention; prostatic hyperplasia; breast cancer, prolactin dependent tumours; parkinsonism; myasthenia gravis; pregnancy; Avoid direct sunlight.

Drug Side Effects ::

Rigidity, tremors, restlessness, tardive dyskinesia, insomnia, dryness of mouth, wt gain, sexual dysfunction, galactorrhoea and menstrual disturbances. Potentially Fatal: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (hyperthermia, hypertonicity of skeletal muscles, unconsciousness and autonomic nervous system instability).

Pregnancy category ::
Pregnancy category

3

Drug Mode of Action ::  

Flupentixol is a thioxanthene antipsychotic that inhibits dopamine-mediated effects by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the CNS.

Drug Interactions ::

May potentiate the adverse effects of drugs with antimuscarinic effects e.g. TCAs. Reduced efficacy of levodopa. Increases adverse extrapyramidal symptoms with dopamine antagonists (metoclopramide and prochlorperazine). Potentially Fatal: Potentiates CNS effects of alcohol, general anaesthetics, hypnotics, anxiolytics and opioids. Blocks antihypertensive effect of guanethidine.

 

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