This medication is used for treating schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, abnormal behavior, and delusions etc.
fluphenazine
This drug is used as a maintenance therapy of psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia.
Contradications
This drug is not to be given to patients with pheochromocytoma, kidney or liver failure, in patients with marked cerebral atheresclerosis, severe cardiac insufficiency, comatose states, severe depression, and blood disorders.Side effects
This drug can have a number of side effects including decreased WBC's, increased prolactin hormones, abnormality of muscle tone, abnormality of voluntary movements, restlessness, Parkinsonism, drowsiness, insomnia, agitation, increased heart rate, arrhythmia, decreased blood pressure, dry mouth, blurred vision, respiratory depression, nasal stuffiness, rash, photosensitivity, increased blood glucose, impaired temperature regulation, and male sexual dysfunction.FAQs
Indications:
Storage:
Please store the oral form of this medicine at room temperature (18-25 Celsius). Please keep away from excessive light, moisture, and children. Please read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.
Side Effects:
The patients administered with this medicine may experience leucopenia (decreased white blood cell count), hypotension (low blood pressure), hyperprolactinemia (increased prolactin levels), dystonia (involuntary muscular contractions), heart rate changes, heart function changes, depression, photosensitivity (increased sun sensitivity), hyperglycemia (increased glucose levels), male sexual dysfunction, and vision changes.
Precautions:
The patients with liver, respiratory, or heart disease and abnormalities, thyrotoxicosis (increased thyroid hormone levels), glaucoma (increased pressure in eye), hypothyroidism (decreased thyroid gland activity), Myasthenia Gravis (neuromuscular disorder), prostatic hypertrophy (prostate abnormality), Parkinson’s disease (progressive neurological disorder), and elderly should be cautious. Please withdraw the medicine gradually.
Effects on pregnancy and lactation:
The effects of this medicine in pregnant females are unknown. Consult your health care provider before use of this medicine. The effects of this medicine in nursing females are unknown. Consult your health care provider before use of this medicine.
Contraindications:
The patients with pheochromocytoma (adrenal gland tumor), renal (kidney) or hepatic (liver) failure and heart impairment, severe depression, blood disorders, and undergoing comatose state (coma) should avoid use of this medicine.
Administration:
This medicine is used orally or intravenously. The injectable form is injected into a vein by a medical professional. However, if you are self-injecting or doing it at home, ensure that you follow the correct procedure and all relevant precautions. The dose is dependent on the age, condition and its severity. The lowest oral dose should be used for the elderly.
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