Tab. Opsonil 100 mg information and price in Bangladesh

Information: Tab. Opsonil 100 mg

Therapeutic action – Sedative antipsychotic (neuroleptic) Indications – Acute or chronic psychosis – Severe anxiety not controlled by benzodiazepines Presentation – 25 mg tablet Also comes in 100 mg tablets. Dosage – Acute or chronic psychosis Adult: initial dose of 75 mg/day in 3 divided doses; if necessary, the dose may be gradually increased up to 300 mg/day in 3 divided doses (max. 600 mg/day). Once the patient is stable, the maintenance dose is administered once daily in the evening. – Severe anxiety not controlled by benzodiazepines Adult: 75 to 150 mg/day in 3 divided doses – Whatever the indication, reduce the dose by half in elderly patients. – Use the lowest effective dose, especially in the event of prolonged treatment. Duration – Acute psychosis: minimum 3 months; chronic psychosis: minimum one year. The treatment should be discontinued gradually (over 4 weeks). If signs of relapse occur, increase the dose. – Severe anxiety: maximum 4 weeks. Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions – Do not administer to patients with closed-angle glaucoma, prostate disorders; to elderly patients with dementia (e.g. Alzheimer's disease). – Administer with caution and carefully monitor use in patients > 60 years; patients with epilepsy, chronic constipation, renal or hepatic impairment, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis. – May cause: • drowsiness (caution when driving/operating machinery), orthostatic hypotension, sexual dysfunction; • anticholinergic effects (dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, tachycardia); • extrapyramidal syndrome, early or tardive dyskinesia, photosensitivity (patients must protect themselves from sunlight), jaundice; neuroleptic malignant syndrome (unexplained hyperthermia with neuromuscular disorders), rare but requiring immediate treatment discontinuation. – In the event of extrapyramidal symptoms, combine with biperiden. – Avoid or monitor combination with: drugs which lower the seizure threshold (mefloquine, chloroquine, tramadol, tricyclic or SSRI antidepressants); CNS depressants (opioid analgesics, sedatives, H1 antihistamines, etc.); drugs known to have anticholinergic effects (amitriptyline, atropine, clomipramine, promethazine, etc.); antidiabetics, lithium. – Avoid alcohol during treatment. – Chlorpromazine is irritating to the skin/mucous membranes: do not crush tablets. – Pregnancy: re-evaluate whether the treatment is still necessary; if it is continued, monitor the newborn infant for extrapyramidal and/or anticholinergic effects (tremor, abdominal distension, hyperexcitability, etc.) if the mother was under high dose treatment in the 3rd trimester. – Breast-feeding: avoid Remarks – In the event of agitation or aggressiveness in patients under other antipsychotic treatment (e.g. risperidone or haloperidol), chlorpromazine may be administered at the dose of 75 to 150 mg/day in 3 divided doses for a few days. – Chlorpromazine produces less extrapyramidal symptoms than haloperidol but orthostatic hypotension and anticholinergic effects are more frequent. – Storage: below 25°C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorpromazine

Caution: Tab. Opsonil 100 mg

Before taking Tab. Opsonil 100 mg, inform your doctor if you or your child have liver or kidney problems or any allergies. It should be used with caution in patients with liver problems due to alcohol to prevent the risk of liver damage.

Tab. Opsonil 100 mg should be used with caution in pregnant women only if clearly advised by the doctor and can be used in breastfeeding women.

Tab. Opsonil 100 mg is not recommended for use in children less than 10 years of age and should be used with caution in elderly patients.

Consult your doctor if you experience any side effects or unusual effects during treatment with Tab. Opsonil 100 mg.

Safety: Tab. Opsonil 100 mg

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Tab. Opsonil 100 mg