Kerala State Drug Formulary.pdf

Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Intractable hiccup - 25 to 50 mg tds or qds orally or
by IM injection .
D/I: Enhanced sedative effect with alcohol, anxiolytics and
hypnotics enhanced hypotensive effect with
anaesthetics and antihypertensives. Reduced
absorption of chlorpromazine with antacids.
Antagonism of antipsychotic effect with
dopaminergics.
Cost: Tab 25 mg (10) Rs. 1.70-5.70 Inj 25 mg/mL (2 mL) Rs.
4.20 -21.20
Trifluoperazine Hydrochloride
I: Schizophrenia and other psychoses, psychomotor
agitation, anxiety, antiemetic.
C/l, P/C, A/E, D/I: Same as for chlorpromazine.
P/A: Tablets 1 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg.
Dose: Schizophrenia, other psychoses and psychomotor
agitation. Start initially with 5 mg bd, or 10 mg od in
modified release form and increase by 5 mg after 1
week according to the response to a maximum of 20
mg/ day in divided doses.
Cost: Tab 5 mg (10) Rs. 4.50-6.00
Thioridazine Hydrochloride
I: Schizophrenia and other psychoses, psychomotor
agitation, anxiety.
C / I, P/C, A/E, D/ I:Same as for chlorpromazine. Additional side effects
include delayed ejaculation, pigmentary retinopathy
and lenticular opacity if dose is more than 800 mg/
day.
P/A: Tablets 5 mg, 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg.
Dose: Oral: schizophrenia and other psychoses 150-600 mg
od initially in divided doses, up to a maximum of
800 mg daily in hospitalized patients. For psychomotor
agitation, excitement and violent behavior
75-200 mg od Anxiety, and agitation in the elderly,
30-100 mg od
Cost: Tab 50 mg(10) Rs. 30.50-37.50
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