FRONTIN – 100X – 0.5mg – ALPRAZOLAMUM
A representative group of fast known and widely used hypnotic drugs because their properties.
Course:
The drug belongs to a group of muscle relaxant hypnotic anticonvulsant.
Course duration is determined by the attending physician in the case of drug use in the course of therapy.
Features of action of this drug is its rapid absorption in human blood. Up to 80% of the drug is absorbed almost immediately after entering the body.
The drug may be indicated for prolonged symptoms such as anxiety, depression, premenstrual syndrome, panic disorder.
Increasing the concentration of imipramine, desipramine and digoxin in serum. Psychotropics, anticonvulsants, antihistamines and alcohol increase (each) deprimitico effect. The metabolic clearance of alprazolam reduced while receiving usual therapeutic doses of cimetidine and macrolide antibiotics. When it combined with cimetidine, macrolides, nefazodone, fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, propoxyphenyl, sertraline, diltiazem, digoxin, oral contraceptives and should reduce the dose of alprazolam. Incompatible with ketoconazole and other azole antifungals like.
Dose:
The dose was established purely individual. The average initial dose of the drug is 0.5 mg 3 times a day.
The duration of treatment ranged from 4 to 12 weeks. For the elderly the dose should be reduced and be about 0.25 mg 2 times a day.
Side effects:
With extreme caution is used in violation of the liver and kidneys. When treating patients who are prone to abuse drugs should take into account the increased risk of drug dependence. In order to avoid the syndrome of “cancellation” (withdrawal phenomena, dysphoria, insomnia, abdominal cramps and skeletal muscles, vomiting, sweating, tremors, convulsions) treatment should be discontinued gradually reducing the dose is not more than 0 , 5 mg every 3 days. Should not be used during the drivers of vehicles and people skills relate to the high concentration of attention.
Among the frequently observed side effects are dizziness, headache, drowsiness, disorders and memory loss, tremors, depression, hypertension, ataxia, impaired speech, blurred vision, muscle weakness.
Also, at the same time with these symptomas can occur as jaundice, nausea, vomiting, menstrual delay in women, decreased libido, urinary incontinence, weight change, intrusive thoughts, hostility, irritability.
With extreme caution is used in violation of the liver and kidneys. When treating patients who are prone to abuse drugs should take into account the increased risk of drug dependence. In order to avoid the syndrome of “cancellation” (withdrawal phenomena, dysphoria, insomnia, abdominal cramps and skeletal muscles, vomiting, sweating, tremors, convulsions) treatment should be discontinued gradually reducing the dose is not more than 0 , 5 mg every 3 days. Should not be used during the drivers of vehicles and people skills relate to the high concentration of attention.
