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Funam

Name: Funam 0.5mg Tablet
Brand: Amico Laboratories Ltd.
SKU: 8258
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Tablet - (0.5mg)

Amico Laboratories Ltd.

Generic: Flupenthixol (flupentixol)

Safety Advices

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UNSAFE

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Funam.

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Funam may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Funam is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.

UNSAFE

Funam may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Funam in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor. However, there have been reports of some side effects in patients with severe kidney disease.

CAUTION

Funam should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Funam may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Medicine Overview of Funam 0.5mg Tablet

Introduction

Funam is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of schizophrenia. It may also be used to treat depression and bipolar disorder. It alters the thoughts and elevates the mood, improving the person’s ability to think, feel and behave. Funam may be taken with or without food, preferably at the same time each day. Take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor and if you have missed a dose, take it as soon as...

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Uses of Funam

Schizophrenia

Side effects of Funam

Common

Sleepiness
Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing)
Dryness in mouth
Abnormality of voluntary movements
Weight gain
Increased prolactin level in blood
Urinary retention
Constipation
Muscle stiffness
Tremor

How to use Funam

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Funam may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Funam works

Funam is a typical antipsychotic. It works by blocking the action of dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain that affects thoughts and mood.

Quick Tips

You have been prescribed Funam for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Take it at bedtime to avoid feeling sleepy during the day.

Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Funam can cause dizziness and sleepiness.

Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can make drowsiness worse.

Inform your doctor if you experience any abnormal movements, particularly of the face, lips, jaw and tongue, while taking this medicine.

It may increase your weight, blood sugar and cholesterol. Eat healthy, exercise regularly and monitor your blood levels regularly.

Don't stop taking Funam without talking to your doctor first as it may cause worsening of symptoms.

Brief Description

Indication

Depression, Schizophrenia, Psychoses

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Adult Dose

Oral Psychoses Adult: Initially, 3-9 mg bid, adjusted according to response. Max: 18 mg daily. Elderly: Initial dose: ¼ or ½ of the usual initial dose. Oral Depression with or without anxiety Adult: Initially, 1 mg daily increased after 1 wk to 2 mg daily and then to a max of 3 mg daily, last dose should be given not later than 4 p.m. Doses >2 mg should be given in 2 divided doses. Discontinue treatment if there is no improvement within 1 wk of using the max dose. Elderly: Initially, 0.5 mg daily increased after 1 wk to 1...

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Contraindication

Hypersensitivity. Extremely excitable and overactive patients; mania; porphyria; coma; preexisting CNS depression; bone-marrow supression; phaeochromocytoma. Lactation.

Mode of Action

Flupentixol is a thioxanthene antipsychotic that inhibits dopamine-mediated effects by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the CNS.

Precaution

Patients with convulsive disorders; advanced hepatic, renal, CV or resp disease; tasks requiring mental alertness; elderly (especially with dementia), and debilitated patients; neuroleptics with sedative effect must be withdrawn gradually; history of angle-closure glaucoma; urinary retention; prostatic hyperplasia; breast cancer, prolactin dependent tumours; parkinsonism; myasthenia gravis; pregnancy; Avoid direct sunlight.

Side Effect

Rigidity, tremors, restlessness, tardive dyskinesia, insomnia, dryness of mouth, wt gain, sexual dysfunction, galactorrhoea and menstrual disturbances. Potentially Fatal: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (hyperthermia, hypertonicity of skeletal muscles, unconsciousness and autonomic nervous system instability).

Pregnancy Category Note

Pregnancy category: C Lactation: Drug enters breast milk; not recommended

Interaction

May potentiate the adverse effects of drugs with antimuscarinic effects e.g. TCAs. Reduced efficacy of levodopa. Increases adverse extrapyramidal symptoms with dopamine antagonists (metoclopramide and prochlorperazine). Potentially Fatal: Potentiates CNS effects of alcohol, general anaesthetics, hypnotics, anxiolytics and opioids. Blocks antihypertensive effect of guanethidine.

ব্যবসার জন্য পাইকারি দামে পণ্য কিনতে রেজিস্টেশন করুন

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Funam

Tablet - (0.5mg)

Amico Laboratories Ltd.

Generic: Flupenthixol (flupentixol)

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The information provided herein is accurate, updated and complete as per the best practices of the Company. Please note that this information should not be treated as a replacement for physical medical consultation or advice. We do not guarantee the accuracy and the completeness of the information so provided. The absence of any information and/or warning to any drug shall not be considered and assumed as an implied assurance of the Company. We do not take any responsibility for the consequences arising out of the aforementioned information and strongly recommend you for a physical consultation in case of any queries or doubts.

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