Atypical anticycotic drugs used in acute and chronic schizophrenia.
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 CNS depression, history of epilepsy, acute gout, nephromethiasis. Pre-existing QT prolongation. Elderly and lactation.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Hepatic and renal impairment. Angina. Prostatic enlargement. Hypertension. CV diseases.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Weight gain, somnolence, constipation, astenia, dry mouth, akathisia. Hyperprolactemia. Sexual disorder, rarely hypotension.
Drug Category/Class
Antipsychotic Agents
Nervous System
Psycholeptics
Other antipsychotics
Prescribed
For the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenia.
