Drug information
Thioridazine 100 mg
Indications
1.Treatment of schizophrenia.
2.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 1.Treatment of schizophrenia. 2.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.Do not use in patients with arrhythmia.
3.Use this medication cautiously in pregnant women, lactating women and patients with epilepsy.
4.A dose adjustment may be necessary in patients with hepatic impairment or renal impairment or taking certain medications.
If you have any of these conditions, you should inform your physician.
5.There are many drugs that may interact with Thioridazine. You should take counsel with physicians or pharmacists.
6.You should avoid or abstain from alcohol consumption during treatment, and avoid driving or operating machinery. 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.Do not use in patients with arrhythmia. 3.Use this medication cautiously in pregnant women, lactating women and patients with epilepsy. 4.A dose adjustment may be necessary in patients with hepatic impairment or renal impairment or taking certain medications. If you have any of these conditions, you should inform your physician. 5.There are many drugs that may interact with Thioridazine. You should take counsel with physicians or pharmacists. 6.You should avoid or abstain from alcohol consumption during treatment, and avoid driving or operating machinery.
Recommendations of drug use
1.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.
So you should take the medication exactly as directed by your physician. Do not increase, reduce the dosage or stop taking the medication without the physician's order.
2.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.
3.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. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use 1.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. So you should take the medication exactly as directed by your physician. Do not increase, reduce the dosage or stop taking the medication without the physicians order. 2.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. 3.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.
Adverse Reactions
1.This medication may cause important side effects such as: drowsiness, insomnia, increased weight, headache, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, abnormal menstruation, breast engorgement, and galactorrhea.
2.If you take medication and these symptoms occur such as: agitation, akathisia, muscle spasm, you should inform your physician.
3.If you take medication and many of these symptoms occur together such as: muscle spasm, myoclonus, agitation, or confusion,
the medication should be discontinued and seek medical advice immediately. Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions 1.This medication may cause important side effects such as: drowsiness, insomnia, increased weight, headache, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, abnormal menstruation, breast engorgement, and galactorrhea. 2.If you take medication and these symptoms occur such as: agitation, akathisia, muscle spasm, you should inform your physician. 3.If you take medication and many of these symptoms occur together such as: muscle spasm, myoclonus, agitation, or confusion, the medication should be discontinued and seek medical advice immediately.
Drug storage
Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees Celsius, and protected from light. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 degrees Celsius, and protected from light.
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.
ที่มาของข้อมูล:
-นริสา ตัณฑัยย์, พาขวัญ ปุณณุปูรต, วุฒิรัต ธรรมวุฒิ, ผุสดี ปุจฉาการ, นิติ โอสิริสกุล, ชัยรัตน์ ฉายากุล, บรรณาธิการ. ข้อมูลยาประชาชน : ฉลากยาเสริม และข้อมูลความปลอดภัยในการใช้ยา. กรุงเทพฯ: โรงพิมพ์เดือนตุลา ; 2561.
-Thioridazine. In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 21]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.