Chlorpromazine 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar free

Land: Storbritannia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride

Tilgjengelig fra:

Pinewood Healthcare

ATC-kode:

N05AA01

INN (International Name):

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride

Dosering :

5mg/1ml

Legemiddelform:

Oral solution

Administreringsrute:

Oral

Klasse:

No Controlled Drug Status

Resept typen:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produkt oppsummering:

BNF: 04020100; GTIN: 5099186002972

Informasjon til brukeren

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this
medicine because it contains important information for you.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as yours.
- If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Chlorpromazine is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Chlorpromazine
3. How to take Chlorpromazine
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Chlorpromazine
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT CHLORPROMAZINE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Chlorpromazine 25 mg / 5 ml Solution belongs to a group of medicines
called phenothiazine neuroleptics. It works by blocking the effect of
a chemical in
the brain.
Chlorpromazine can be used for:
• Schizophrenia in adults and children
• Short term treatment of anxiety
• Hiccups
• Feeling or being sick (where other anti-sickness medicines have
not worked)
• Autism
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CHLORPROMAZINE
Do not take Chlorpromazine
• if you are allergic to chlorpromazine or any of the other
ingredients in the product _(listed in Section 6)_.
• if you have a low number of blood cells (bone marrow depression)
• if you have increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma)
• if you are taking a dopaminergic antiparkinsonism drug
• if you are breast-feeding
• if you are taking citalopram for escitalopram
• if you have a history of a low white blood cell count
• if you have urine retention due to a prostate disorder.
Do not have this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are
not sure, talk to your doctor before taking Chlorpromazine.
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor before taking Chlorpromazine:
• if you have liver or kidney problems
• if you have

Preparatomtale

OBJECT 1
CHLORPROMAZINE 25 MG/5 ML SOLUTION
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 13-Oct-2017 | Pinewood
Healthcare
1. Name of the medicinal product
Chlorpromazine 25 mg/5 ml Solution.
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Chlorpromazine solution contains 0.5% w/v Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
(25mg Chlorpromazine
Hydrochloride in 5ml).
Excipients with known effect
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Oral Solution
Chlorpromazine solution is a clear orange colour.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Chlorpromazine is a phenothiazine neuroleptic. It is indicated in the
following conditions:
- Schizophrenia, other psychoses (especially paranoid) mania and
hypomania.
- Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously
impulsive behaviour.
Chlorpromazine is used as an adjunct in the short term treatment of
these conditions.
- Intractable hiccup.
- Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs are not
available).
- Childhood schizophrenia and autism.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Method of administration
For oral administration. Initial dosage should be low and gradually
increased until the optimal dosage for
the patient is achieved. Patients should be under close supervision at
the start of treatment until their
optimal dosage has been reached. Individual patient dosage varies
considerably and the optimum dosage
may vary according to the formulation.
Posology
DOSAGE OF CHLORPROMAZINE IN:
Schizophrenia, other psychoses, anxiety, childhood schizophrenia and
autism
ADULT
CHILDREN UNDER 1
YEAR
CHILDREN 1-UNDER 6
YEARS
CHILDREN 6-12
YEARS
ELDERLY OR
DEBILITATED PATIENTS
Initially 25mg three
time a day or 75mg
at bedtime
increasing the daily
amounts of 25mg to
an effective
maintenance dose.
This is usually
between 75mg and
300mg daily, but
some patients may
require up to 1g per
day.
Do not use unless
need is life saving.
0.5mg/kg
bodyweight every 4-
6 hours to a
maximum
recommended dose
of 40mg daily.
1/3 to ½ of adult