Flupenthixol

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Psychoses. Depression with or without anxiety.

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
Mania, porphyria, coma, pre existing CNS depression, bone-marrow supression, phaeochromocytoma. Lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Advanced hepatic. History of angle-closure glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia, breast cancer, prolactin dependent tumours, parkinsonism, myasthenia gravis. Pregnancy.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Dyskinesias, extrapyramidal side effects, neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Insomnia, dryness of mouth, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, galactorrhoea and menstrual disturbances. Unconsciousness and autonomic nervous system instability.

Drug Category/Class

Flupenthixol has 20 Brands listed


Fluanxol (0.5 mg)Fluanxol (0.5 mg) (Lundbeck)
Fluanxol (1 mg)Fluanxol (1 mg) (Lundbeck)
Fluanxol (3 mg)Fluanxol (3 mg) (Lundbeck)
Fluanxol Depot (20 mg)Fluanxol Depot (20 mg) (Lundbeck)
Fluanxol Depot (40 mg)Fluanxol Depot (40 mg) (Lundbeck)
Flupen (0.5 mg)Flupen (0.5 mg) (East West)
Flupen (1 mg)Flupen (1 mg) (East West)
Flupen (3 mg)Flupen (3 mg) (East West)
Pnxol (0.5 mg)Spenzo (0.5 mg)
Spenzo (1 mg)Spenzo Depot (40 mg)

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