The Brand Name NITHRA Has Generic Salt :: Nitrazepam 

NITHRA  Is From Company EAST WEST Priced :: Rs. 16.50/22.00

NITHRA have Nitrazepam is comes under Sub class Sedatives , Hypnotics of  Main Class Nervous System

Main Medicine Class:: Nervous System  Sub Medicine Class :: Sedatives , Hypnotics 

 Salt Name :  OR Generic Name Form Price : MRP /Probable Packing
Nitrazepam  TAB  Rs. 16.50/22.00  10-Oct
Brand Name Company / Manufacturers Strength Unit Price / 10-Oct
 NITHRA  EAST WEST  5/10;MG  10-Oct Rs. 16.50/22.00

Company  Brand Name  Salt Combination Main Medical Class Sub Medical Class
 From EAST WEST :: NITHRA  Nitrazepam  Nervous System Sedatives , Hypnotics

Indications for Drugs ::

Insomnia

Drug Dose ::

Adult: PO 5 mg at bedtime; increase to 10 mg if needed.

Contraindication ::

Myasthenia gravis, narrow-angle glaucoma, severe respiratory insufficiency, sleep apnoea syndrome, severe hepatic impairment, porphyria.

Drug Precautions ::

May induce anterograde amnesia; caution patients to have uninterrupted sleep of 7-8 hr after ingestion of dose. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Depression, especially if suicidal risk may be present. History of drug abuse or acute alcoholism. Hepatic and renal impairment. Respiratory disease. Debilitated patients. Patients who are at risk of falls. Children, elderly. Pregnancy and lactation.

Drug Side Effects ::

Hypotension, palpitation; agitation, aggressiveness, amnesia, ataxia, confusion, delusions, disorientation, dizziness, fatigue, hallucination, hangover, headache, irritability, nightmares, psychoses, rage, restlessness, sedation; rash; changes in libido; constipation, diarrhoea, excessive salivation, heartburn, nausea, vomiting; granulocytopenia, leukopenia; falling, muscle weakness; blurred or double vision; tinnitus (associated with withdrawal); aspiration, increased bronchial secretion, dyspnoea.

Pregnancy category ::
Pregnancy category

0

Drug Mode of Action ::  

Nitrazepam is a benzodiazepine with a pronounced sleep-inducing activity. It depresses the reticular-activating system in the brainstem by enhancing the inhibitory effect of GABA on brain cells, thus preventing excessive brain activity.

Drug Interactions ::

CNS depressant effect increased with alcohol, barbiturates, TCAs, phenothiazines, morphine derivatives. Effects may be antagonised by theophylline. Increased levels/effects with probenecid. Reduced levels/effects with rifampicin. May reduce effects of levodopa.

 

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