Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets

Pays: Royaume-Uni

Langue: anglais

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingrédients actifs:

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride

Disponible depuis:

Teva UK Ltd

Code ATC:

N05AA01

DCI (Dénomination commune internationale):

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride

Dosage:

100mg

forme pharmaceutique:

Oral tablet

Mode d'administration:

Oral

classe:

No Controlled Drug Status

Type d'ordonnance:

Valid as a prescribable product

Descriptif du produit:

BNF: 04020100; GTIN: 5017007112426

Notice patient

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B. PACKAGE LEAFLET
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
CHLORPROMAZINE 25 MG TABLETS
CHLORPROMAZINE 50 MG TABLETS
CHLORPROMAZINE 100 MG TABLETS
Active substance: Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
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This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even
if their symptoms are the same as yours.
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If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side
effects not listed in this leaflet,
please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Chlorpromazine is and what it is used for
2.
Before you take Chlorpromazine tablets
3.
How to take Chlorpromazine tablets
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Chlorpromazine tablets
6.
Further information
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WHAT CHLORPROMAZINE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Chlorpromazine belongs to a group of drugs known as antipsychotics,
which act on the central
nervous system.
CHLORPROMAZINE TABLETS ARE USED FOR:
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The treatment of behavioural disturbances, including schizophrenia,
mania and hypomania
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The short-term treatment of anxiety, agitation and violent or
impulsive behaviour
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The treatment of persistent hiccup and nausea and vomiting associated
with terminal illness.
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BEFORE YOU TAKE CHLORPROMAZINE TABLETS
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DO NOT TAKE CHLORPROMAZINE TABLETS IF YOU:
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Are allergic (hypersensitive) to
- Chlorpromazine
- Any of the other ingredients Chlorpromazine tablets (see section 6
“Further information”)
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Have a low blood cell count (bone marrow depression)
CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING CHLORPROMAZINE TABLETS IF YOU:
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Suffer from liver or kindey problems
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Suffer from epilepsy (fits)
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Have had, or any member of your family has had, any disease that has
affected the heart or blood
circulation.
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Or someone else in your family has a history of blood clots, as
medicines like this have been
assoicated with formation of b

Résumé des caractéristiques du produit

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
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NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Chlorpromazine 100mg Tablets
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride BP 100.00mg
See 6.1 for excipients.
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PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
Round, white, film-coated tablet marked ‘CPZ 100’
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
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THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Schizophrenia
and
other
psychoses
(especially
paranoia),
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 in terminal illness (where other drugs have failed
or are
not available).
Induction of hypothermia is facilitated by Chlorpromazine Tablets,
which
prevents shivering and 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 25mg t.d.s. or 75mg at bedtime increasing by daily amounts
of 25mg
to an effective maintenance dose. This is usually in the range 75 to
300mg
daily but some patients may require up to 1g daily.
Children under 1 year:
Do not use unless need is life saving.
Children 1-5 years:
0.5mg/kg body weight every 4-6 hours to a maximum recommended dose of
40mg daily.
Children 6-12 years:
1
/
3
-½ adult dose to a maximum recommended dose of 75mg daily.
Elderly or debilitated patients:
Start with
1
/
3
-½ usual adult dose with a more gradual increase in dosage.
Hiccups
Adult:
25-50mg t.d.s. or q.d.s.
Children under 1 year:
No information available.
Children 1-5 years:
No information available.
Children 6-12 years:
No information available.
Elderly or debilitated patients:
As for adults.
Nausea and vomiting of t