Fluoxetine

Active material: Fluoxetine
When ATH: N06AB03
CCF: Antidepressant
When CSF: 02.02.04
Manufacturer: ALSI Pharma Company Inc. (Russia)

Pharmaceutical form, composition and packaging

Capsules hard gelatin, №4, with white body and a blue cap; contents of capsules – granules white or nearly white.

1 caps.
fluoxetine hydrochloride11.2 mg,
that corresponds to the content of fluoxetine10 mg

Excipients: lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide (aэrosyl), talc, magnesium stearate.

Ingredients of the capsule shell: Titanium dioxide, Brilliant Black, Patent blue, Ponceau 4R, azoruʙin, gelatin.

10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (1) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (2) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (3) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (4) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (5) – packs cardboard.

Capsules hard gelatin, №4, with white body and blue cap; contents of capsules – granules white or nearly white.

1 caps.
fluoxetine hydrochloride22.4 mg,
that corresponds to the content of fluoxetine20 mg

Excipients: lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide (aэrosyl), talc, magnesium stearate.

Ingredients of the capsule shell: Titanium dioxide, Brilliant Black, Patent blue, Ponceau 4R, azoruʙin, gelatin.

10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (1) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (2) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (3) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (4) – packs cardboard.
10 PC. – packings Valium planimetric (5) – packs cardboard.

 

Pharmacological action

Antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It improves mood, reduce tension, anxiety and a sense of fear, eliminates dysphoria. It does not cause orthostatic hypotension, Sedation, nekardiotoksichen. Persistent clinical effect after 1-2 weeks of treatment.

 

Testimony

Depression (irrespective of the degree of depressive disorders – poor, moderate, heavy), Bulimia, anorexia, alcoholism, obsessive-compulsive disorder.

 

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity, CRF (CC less than 10 ml / min), severe hepatic insufficiency, suicidal thoughts, simultaneous MAO inhibitors (in the previous 2 Sun), pregnancy, lactation. Diabetes, epileptic syndrome of different genesis and epilepsy (incl. history), Parkinson's disease, compensated kidney and / or liver failure, kaxeksija.

 

Side effects

From the nervous system: dizziness, headache, drowsiness or insomnia, slackness, fatigue, asthenia, tremor, ažitaciâ, anxiety, suicidal tendencies (inherent in patients with depressive disorders), mania or gipomaniya. From the digestive system: decreased appetite, dry mouth or hypersalivation, nausea, diarrhea. Allergic reactions: skin rash, hives. Other: increased perspiration, loss of flesh, decreased libido, systemic disorders of the lung, kidney or liver disease, vaskulity.Peredozirovka. Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, state of excitement, convulsions. Treatment: gastric lavage, appointment of activated carbon, with cramps – anxiolytic drugs (trankvilizatorov), simptomaticheskaya therapy.

 

Dosing and Administration

Inside, depression initial dose – 20 mg / day 1 time, morning; if necessary increase dose at weekly 20 mg / day. The maximum daily dose – 80 mg 2-3 admission. With bulimia, and for elderly patients – 60 mg 3 admission, while obsessive-compulsive disorder – 20-60 mg / day. Maintenance therapy – 20 mg / day. A course of treatment – 3-4 Sun.

 

Cautions

In the treatment of patients with deficiency of body weight should be considered anorectic effects (possible the progressive loss of body weight). In patients with diabetes mellitus appointment fluoxetine increases the risk of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia – while its abolition. In this regard, the dose of insulin and / or any other. hypoglycemic drugs, Administered orally, It should be adjusted. Prior to the significant improvement in the treatment of patients should be under a doctor's supervision. During treatment should refrain from receiving ethanol and Occupation potentially hazardous activities, require attention and speed of mental and motor responses. The interval between the end of MAO inhibitor therapy and initiation of treatment with fluoxetine should be at least 14 days; between the end and the beginning of treatment with fluoxetine therapy MAO inhibitors – no less 5 Sun. In diseases of the liver and in the elderly, treatment should begin with 1/2 dose.

 

Cooperation

It enhances the effects of alprazolam, diazepama, ethanol and hypoglycemic drugs. Increases in plasma concentration of phenytoin, tricyclic antidepressants, Maprotiline, trazodone 2 times (necessary to 50% reduce the dose of tricyclic antidepressants, while the application). Against the background of electroconvulsive therapy may develop prolonged seizures. Tryptophan enhances the serotonergic properties of fluoxetine (increased agitation, motor restlessness, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract). MAO inhibitors increase the risk of serotonin syndrome (hyperthermia, chills, increased perspiration, myoclonus, hyperreflexia, tremor, diarrhea, impaired coordination of movements, vegetative lability, excitation, delirium and coma). PM, providing a depressing effect on the central nervous system, increase the risk of side effects and increased inhibitory action on the central nervous system. In an application with drugs, has a high degree of protein binding, especially with anticoagulants and digitoxin, possible to increase the plasma concentrations of free (unbound) Drugs and an increased risk of adverse effects.

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