Flupenthixol And Melitracen

Therapeutic Group

Anti-depressants

Indication Dosage

Indication:

Flupenthixol and Melitracen is a medication prescribed by doctors to help people who are feeling very sad or anxious. It is used to treat conditions like depression and anxiety disorders. This medicine can make you feel better by balancing the chemicals in your brain that affect your mood.

Dosage:

Anxiety, Depression, Apathy: 

  • Adults: 2 Tab Daily Morning And Noon. In Severe Cases, The Morning Dose May Be Increased To 2 Tab. 
  • Elderly: 1 Tab In The Morning. Maintenance Dose: Usually 1 Tab In The Morning. 
  • Children: Not Recommended.

Content

  • Tab: Flupenthixol 0.5mg, Melitracen 10mg.

Pregnancy

Contraindicated

Stability

  • Thioxanthine
  • Tricyclic Antidepressant (tcad)

Contra Indications

  • Acute Alcohol, Barbiturate And Opiate Intoxications, Narrow Angle Glaucoma, Immediate Recovery Phase After Myo-cardial Infarction, Defects In Bundle-branch Conduction, Excitable Or Overactive Patients. Patients Who Have Received A Mao-inhibitor Within Two Weeks

Precautions

  • Acute Alcohol, Barbiturate And Opiate Intoxications, Narrow Angle Glaucoma, Immediate Recovery Phase After Myo-cardial Infarction, Defects In Bundle-branch Conduction, Excitable Or Overactive Patients. Patients Who Have Received A Mao-inhibitor Within Two Weeks

Lactation

  • Contraindicated

Side Effects

  • Abnormal Dreams
  • Alopecia
  • Bruxism
  • Epistaxis
  • Fatigue
  • Paraesthesia
  • Pyrexia
  • Restlessness
  • Sinusitis
  • Confusion
  • Menstrual Disturbances
  • Mydriasis
  • Oedema
  • Pruritus
  • Syncope
  • Paradoxical Increased Anxiety During Initial Treatment Of Panic Disorder (reduce Dose)
  • Postural Hypotension
  • Tachycardia
  • Taste Disturbance
  • Tinnitus.
  • Rare: Aggression
  • Bradycardia
  • Depersonalization
  • Qt Interval Prolongation
  • Thrombocytopenia

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