Clopixol 10mg tablets

Država: Velika Britanija

Jezik: angleščina

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivna sestavina:

Zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride

Dostopno od:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

Koda artikla:

N05AF05

INN (mednarodno ime):

Zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride

Odmerek:

10mg

Farmacevtska oblika:

Oral tablet

Pot uporabe:

Oral

Razred:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip zastaranja:

Valid as a prescribable product

Povzetek izdelek:

BNF: 04020100

Navodilo za uporabo

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
CLOPIXOL® 10 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
CLOPIXOL® 25 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
(zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride)
Your medicine is available in any of the above two names, but will be
referred to as Clopixol Tablets throughout the remainder of the
leaflet.
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, pharmacist or
nurse.
•
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, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
See
section 4.
Your medicine is also available in the following strength 2mg
film-coated
Tablets
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Clopixol Tablets are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Clopixol Tablets
3. How to take Clopixol Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Clopixol Tablets
6. Further information
1. WHAT CLOPIXOL TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Clopixol Tablets contain the active substance zuclopenthixol and
belong
to a group of medicines known as antipsychotics (also called
neuroleptics).
These medicines act on nerve pathways in specific areas of the brain
and
help to correct certain chemical imbalances in the brain that are
causing
the symptoms of your illness.
Clopixol Tablets are used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other
psychoses.
Your doctor, however, may prescribe Clopixol Tablets for another
purpose.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Clopixol Tablets
have
been prescribed for you.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CLOPIXOL TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE CLOPIXOL TABLETS
•
If you are allergic to zuclopenthixol, other thioxanthene drugs or
antipsychotic drugs or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
(listed