ESTEZENE 5MG TABLET 5X20S
Estezene Tablets Specification
Requires Prescription (YES/NO)
Yes
Generics
Trifluoperazine HCl
Used For
Schizophrenia
How it works
A piperazine, phenothiazine tranquiliser with potent anti-psychotic, anxiolytic and antiemetic activity, and a pharmacological profile of moderate sedative and hypotensive properties and fairly pronounced tendency to cause extra pyramidal reactions.
Estezene Tablets Usage And Safety
Dosage
Trifluoperazine HCl
Side Effects
Leucopenia , thrombocytopenia , hyperprolactinaemia , acute dystonias and dyskinesias , Parkinsonism , drowsiness , insomnia , tachycardia , hypotension , erythemas , anticholinergic effects , anorexia , depression , rash , photosensitivity , convulsions , blood dyscrasias , extrapyramidal symptoms , agitation , mental dulness , dizziness , ECG changes . Rarely , agranulocytosis , jaundice , neuroleptic malignant syndrome .
Drug Interactions
• Strong pain killers (e.g. codeine) • Medicines which result in lowering of blood pressure (e.g. guanethidine) • Anticholinergic medicines used to reduce saliva and lung secretions (e.g. atropine, procyclidine)• Antidepressants (e.g. other phenothiazines, lithium) • Medicines for fits (anticonvulsants) • Medicines for Parkinson’s disease (e.g. levodopa) • Blood thinning medicines (anticoagulants such as warfarin) •Medicines used to treat iron poisoning (desferrioxamine) • Antacids used to treat indigestion • Medicines for psychiatric conditions (neuroleptics) • Heart medicines which prolong the QT interval (e.g quinidine, disopyramide, procainamide, amiodarone, sotalol) • Drugs causing electrolyte imbalances (e.g diuretics) .
Indication
• At a low dose, it is used to manage anxiety and depression. It is used in this way for short periods of time . • It may also be used to treat nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting (being sick).• At high doses, it is used to treat and prevent relapses of schizophrenia (a serious mental illness) and related conditions.
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