Atomoxetine Hydrochloride

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children six years of age and older, adolescents and adults.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Narrow angle glaucoma. Treatment with an MAOI should not be initiated within 2 weeks after discontinuing atomoxetine. Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

It should be used with caution in patients with hypertension, tachycardia or cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease. Pulse and blood pressure should be measured periodically. It should be used with caution in patients predisposed to hypotension. Growth should be monitored during treatment. Patients should use caution when driving or operating machinery.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Upper abdominal pain, constipation, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, fatique, mood swings, decreased weight, decreased appetite, dizziness (vertigo), headache, somnolence, crying, irritability, cough, rhinorrhea, dermatitis, palpitations, flatulence, pyrexia, rigors, sinusitis, myalgia, insomnia, paresthesia, sinus headache, abnormal dreams, decreased libido. Sleep disorder, urinary hesitation and/or urinary retention and/or difficulty in micturition, dysmenorrhea, ejaculation failure or ejaculation disorders, erectile disturbance, importence, delayed menses, menstrural disorder, irregular mensrutration, abnormal orgasm, prostatitis, dermatitis, increased sweating, hot flushes, mydriasis, pruritus rash, peripheral coldness and lethargy.

Drug Category/Class

Atomoxetine Hydrochloride has 11 Brands listed


Attentrol (10 mg)Attentrol (18 mg)
Attentrol (25 mg)Axepta (10 mg)
Axepta (18 mg)Axepta (25 mg)
Axepta (40 mg)Tomoxetin (10 mg)
Tomoxetin (18 mg)Tomoxetin (25 mg)
Tomoxetin (40 mg)

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