Drug information
Chlorpromazine 50 mg (POGETOL 50) Click to listen highlighted text! Chlorpromazine 50 mg (POGETOL 50)
Indications
Treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Physician may use this medication for other indications not described above.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physician or pharmacist. Click to listen highlighted text! Indications Treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Physician may use this medication for other indications not described above. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physician or pharmacist.
Contraindications and precautions
1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to this medication or its components.
2.Be cautious of using this medication with other antipsychotic drugs concurrently. Behave and take the dosage as directed by your physician strictly.
3.Use this medication cautiously in patients with dementia-related psychosis.
4.Avoid or abstain from alcohol consumption during treatment.
5.You need to be careful if you drive or operate machinery or work at height.
6.Avoid use in elderly patients for behavioral problems of dementia or delirium unless absolutely necessary. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions 1.Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to this medication or its components. 2.Be cautious of using this medication with other antipsychotic drugs concurrently. Behave and take the dosage as directed by your physician strictly. 3.Use this medication cautiously in patients with dementia-related psychosis. 4.Avoid or abstain from alcohol consumption during treatment. 5.You need to be careful if you drive or operate machinery or work at height. 6.Avoid use in elderly patients for behavioral problems of dementia or delirium unless absolutely necessary.
Recommendations of drug use
This medication must be taken continuously for at least 2 weeks so the medication starts effects,
and it may take longer to see full results.
Take the dosage as directed by your physician. Do not increase the dosage or stop taking the medication on your own.
The effects during initial treatment are often side effects of the medication.
Side effects such as drowsiness, fatigue, increased appetite, or loss of appetite are common. They're usually mild and gradually go away.
This medication should be used according to medical advice of physician or pharmacist strictly because the dosage and duration of treatment depend on the type and severity of disease.
If you miss the dose, take the dose as soon as possible after realizing you missed it.
If you're getting close to the next dose, skip the dose and take the next dose at its regular time.
Don't double the dose. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use This medication must be taken continuously for at least 2 weeks so the medication starts effects, and it may take longer to see full results. Take the dosage as directed by your physician. Do not increase the dosage or stop taking the medication on your own. The effects during initial treatment are often side effects of the medication. Side effects such as drowsiness, fatigue, increased appetite, or loss of appetite are common. Theyre usually mild and gradually go away. This medication should be used according to medical advice of physician or pharmacist strictly because the dosage and duration of treatment depend on the type and severity of disease. If you miss the dose, take the dose as soon as possible after realizing you missed it. If youre getting close to the next dose, skip the dose and take the next dose at its regular time. Dont double the dose.
Adverse Reactions
This medication may cause drowsiness, insomnia, increased weight, headache, blurred vision, dry mouth, abnormal menstruation, breast engorgement and galactorrhea.
It may not be necessary to discontinue the medication.
If these symptoms are severe, seek medical advice immediately.
If you take medication and these symptoms occur such as: agitation, akathisia, muscle spasm, you should inform your physician.
If you take medication and many of these symptoms occur together such as: fever, muscle spasm, myoclonus, agitation, or confusion,
the medication should be discontinued and seek medical advice immediately. Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions This medication may cause drowsiness, insomnia, increased weight, headache, blurred vision, dry mouth, abnormal menstruation, breast engorgement and galactorrhea. It may not be necessary to discontinue the medication. If these symptoms are severe, seek medical advice immediately. If you take medication and these symptoms occur such as: agitation, akathisia, muscle spasm, you should inform your physician. If you take medication and many of these symptoms occur together such as: fever, muscle spasm, myoclonus, agitation, or confusion, the medication should be discontinued and seek medical advice immediately.
Drug storage
Store between 15-30 degrees Celsius. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store between 15-30 degrees Celsius.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
Chlorpromazine. In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 19]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.