Zuclopenthixol

Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Psychosis. 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
Hypersensitivity. Comatose states e.g. alcohol, barbiturate and opiate intoxications. Porphyria. Children.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Hepatic and renal impairment. Heart disease, recent acute MI, arrhythmias, significant bradycardia. Severe respiratory disease, epilepsy. Parkinsons disease, acute angle glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, myasthenia gravis, phaeochromocytoma. Patients at risk of stroke and QT interval.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Drowsiness, blurred vision, tachycardia, nausea, dizziness, headache, excitement, postural hypotension, hyperprolactinaemia, sexual dysfunction, ECG changes (prolongation of QT interval and T wave changes), hyperthermia. Extrapyramidal symptoms may occur, especially during the early phase of treatment, urinary frequency or incontinence, tardive dyskinesia. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, blood dyscrasias.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Dopamine Antagonists
  • Nervous System
  • Psycholeptics
  • Thioxanthene Derivatives
  • CYP2D6 Inducers
  • CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
  • Thioxanthene derivatives
Prescribed Used in the management of acute psychoses such as mania or schizophrenia. However, the use of zuclopenthixol acetate in psychiatric emergencies as ...
Weight :400.965
Structure Zuclopenthixol
Generic Drug Zuclopenthixol prescribed Used in the management of acute psychoses such as mania or schizophrenia. However, the use of zuclopenthixol acetate in psychiatric emergencies as ...
Formula

C22H25ClN2OS

Zuclopenthixol has 5 Brands listed


Clopixol (200 mg)Clopixol (25 mg)
Clopixol Acuphase (100 mg)Clopixol Acuphase (50 mg)
Clopixol Depot (200 mg)

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