What is Depixol Injection used for?
What is Depixol Injection used for?
Depixol Injection belongs to a group of medicines known as antipsychotics. 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.
What are the side effects of Depixol Injection?
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| Blood and lymphatic system disorders | Rare | Thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, leukopenia, agranulocytosis |
|---|---|---|
| Common | Salivary hypersecretion, constipation, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhoea. | |
| Uncommon | Abdominal pain, nausea, flatulence. | |
| Hepatobiliary disorders | Uncommon | Liver function test abnormal. |
| Very rare | Jaundice |
Is Flupentixol an antipsychotic?
Flupentixol is a first generation antipsychotic. It is also known by the trade names Depixol, Fluanxol and Flupenthixol.
What are the side effects of Flupentixol?
SIDE EFFECTS: Constipation, drowsiness, vision changes or dry mouth may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor.
How is Depixol used in the treatment of schizophrenia?
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. Depixol Injection is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Your doctor, however, may prescribe Depixol Injection for another purpose.
What kind of Medicine is Depixol 20 mg / mL?
1. What Depixol Injection is and what it is used for The name of your medicine is Depixol 20 mg/ml solution for injection (called Depixol Injection in this leaflet). Depixol Injection contains the active substance flupentixol decanoate. Depixol Injection belongs to a group of medicines known as antipsychotics (also called neuroleptics).
Why are depot antipsychotic injections important for schizophrenia patients?
Abstract Introduction: Long-acting depot injections of antipsychotic medications are an important way to monitor treatment noncompliance in patients suffering from schizophrenia. Pain and discomfort at the injection site may result in patients’ refusal of depot injections.
How is flupentixol used in the treatment of schizophrenia?
Flupentixol is used to relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia and other similar mental health problems. It works on the balance of chemical substances in your brain. Long-acting, or ‘depot’, injections are used once your symptoms have been eased by taking tablets.