País: Reino Unido
Idioma: inglés
Fuente: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Chlorpromazine hydrochloride
Special Order
N05AA01
Chlorpromazine hydrochloride
10mg
Oral tablet
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 04020100
rigid or stiff muscles, trembling or shaking, difficulty moving passing large amounts of urine, excessive thirst and having a dry mouth or skin. You may be more likely get infections such as thrush. This could be due to too much sugar in your blood (hyperglycaemia) unusual eye movements (including rolling of the eyes) your neck becomes twisted to one side your jaw is tight and stiff you have difficulty in passing water (urine) feeling tired, weak, confused and have muscles that ache, are stiff or do not work well. This may be due to low sodium levels in your blood. TELL YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SIDE EFFECTS GETS SERIOUS OR LASTS LONGER THAN A FEW DAYS VERY COMMON (MAY AFFECT MORE THAN 1 IN 10 PEOPLE) Dry mouth Feeling drowsy or sleepy Putting on weight COMMON (MAY AFFECT UP TO 1 IN 10 PEOPLE) Abnormal production of breast milk in men and women Loss of menstrual periods Feeling anxious NOT KNOWN (FREQUENCY CANNOT BE ESTIMATED FROM THE AVAILABLE DATA) Breast enlargement in men Difficulty in getting or keeping an erection (impotence) Reduced sexual desire in women Difficulty sleeping (insomnia) Feeling agitated Being more sensitive to the sun than usual Stuffy nose Skin rashes Tiredness, low mood WITHDRAWAL EFFECTS: If this medicine is stopped suddenly nausea, vomiting and difficulty sleeping (insomnia), tremor (shaking), jerky body movements and the inability to control movements of the hands and body can occur. If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not mentioned in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. REPORTING OF SIDE EFFECTS If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medic Leer el documento completo
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT CHLORACTIL/Chlorpromazine HC1 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 10.00mg of Chlorpromazine HC1 BP. _Excipients with known effect_: Each tablet also contains 43.60 mg of lactose For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-Coated Tablet White, film-coated, biconvex, odourless tablets, plain on both sides. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Schizophrenia and other psychoses (especially paranoid), mania and hypomania. In anxiety psychomotor agitation excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour. Is used as an adjunct in the short term management of these conditions. Intractable hiccup. Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs have failed or are not available). Induction of hypothermia is facilitated by chloractil which prevents shivering causes vasodilatation. Childhood schizophrenia and autism. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Dosages should be low to begin with and gradually increased under close supervision until the optimum dosage for the individual is reached. Individuals vary considerably and the optimum dose may be affected by the formulation used. Dosage of chlorpromazine in schizophrenia, other psychoses, anxiety and agitation etc. Adult: Initially 25 mg t.d.s. or 75 mg at bedtime increasing by daily amounts of 25 mg to an effective maintenance dose. This is usually in the range 75 to 300mg daily but some patients may require up to 1 g daily. Children under 1 year: Do not use unless need is life saving. Children 1-5 years: 0.5 mg/kg body weight every 4-6 hours to a maximum recommended dose of 40mg daily. Children 6-12 years: 1 / 3 - 1 / 2 adult dose to a maximum recommended dose of 75 mg dally. Elderly or debiltated patients: Start with 1 / 3 - 1 / 2 usual adult dose with a more gradual increase in dosage. Hiccups Adult: 25-50 mg t.d.s. or q.d.s. Children under 1 year: No information available. Children 1-5 years: No information Leer el documento completo