Generic Name
FlupenthixolPacks Price
- Inj depot 100 mg(068465): 1 Ampx1 ml: 266.05: 313.00
- Inj depot 20 mg(068463): 1 Ampx1 ml: 92.65: 109.00
- Inj depot 40 mg(068464): 1 Ampix2 ml: 153.00: 180.00
Fluixol
Therapeutic Group
Psycholeptics (Antipsychotic, Anxiolytic/Hypnotic)Indication Dosage
Flupenthixol is a medication used to treat mental health conditions like schizophrenia. It helps reduce symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and mood disturbances, allowing people to feel better and function more normally in their daily lives.
Schizophrenia And Other Psychoses, Particularly With Apathy And Withdrawal But Not Mania Or Psychomotor Hyperactivity:
Oral:
- Adult: Initially 3-9 Mg Twice Daily, Adjusted According To Response, For Debilitated Patients, Use Elderly Dose; Maximum 18 Mg Per Day
- Elderly: Initially 0.75-4.5 Mg Twice Daily, Adjusted According To Response
By Deep IM Inj:
- Adult: Test Dose 20 Mg, Then After At Least 7 Days 20-40 Mg Repeated At Intervals Of 2-4 Weeks, Adjusted According To Response; Max 400 Mg Weekly; Usual Maintenance Dose 50 Mg Every 4 Weeks To 300 Mg Every 2 Weeks.
- Elderly: Initially Quarter To Half Adult Dose.
Depressive Illness With Or Without Anxiety:
Oral:
- Adult: Initially 1 Mg Once Daily In The Morning, Increased If Necessary To 2 Mg After 1 Week, Doses Above 2 Mg To Be Given In Divided Doses, Last Dose To Be Taken Before 4 Pm; Discontinue If No Response After 1 Week At Maximum Dosage; Max 3 Mg Per Day
- Elderly: Initially 500 Mcg Daily In The Morning, Then Increased If Necessary To 1 Mg After 1 Week, Doses Above 1mg To Be Given In Divided Doses, Last Dose To Be Taken Before 4 Pm; Discontinue If No Response After 1 Week At Maximum Dosage; Max 1.5 Mg Per Day
Content
- Depot Inj 20mg(1 ml) /40mg (2 ml) /100mg(1 ml): Flupenthixol 20mg(1 ml) / 40mg (2 ml) /100mg(1 ml).
- Tab 0.25mg /0.5mg /1mg /3mg: Flupenthixol 0.25mg /0.5mg /1mg /3mg.
Pregnancy
Avoid Unless Potential Benefit Outweighs Risk
Stability
- Thioxanthine
Contra Indications
- Cns Depression, Comatose States, States Of Excitement Or Over-activity Including Mania, Impaired Consciousness, Phaeochromocytoma, Circulatory Collapse, Coma.
Precautions
- Cns Depression, Comatose States, States Of Excitement Or Over-activity Including Mania, Impaired Consciousness, Phaeochromocytoma, Circulatory Collapse, Coma.
Lactation
- Contraindicated, Avoid
Side Effects
- Asthenia
- Dyspnea
- Hypersalivation
- Myalgia
- Sudden Death
- Torsade De Pointes
- Blood Dyscrasias
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Acute Dystonias And Dyskinesias
- Akathisia
- Parkinsonism
- Hypotension
- Anticholinergic Effects (e.g. Dry Mouth
- Blurred Vision)
- Respiratory Depression
- Nasal Stuffiness
- Rash
- Photosensitivity
- Hyperglycaemia
- Convulsions
- Male Sexual Dysfunction
- Gynaecomastia
- Amenorrhoea
- Galactorrhoea
- Hyperhidrosis
- Somnolence
- Fatigue
- Gi Upset
- Agranulocytosis
- Jaundice
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Qt Prolongation.
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Author
Shahid Arif