INDICATIONS:
For the management of psychotic disorders including management of Schizophrenia and manic depressive illness.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Comatose or depressed states due to CNS depressants; blood dyscrasias; bone marrow depression; and liver damage. Hypersensitivity to chlorpromazine. Should be avoided in children or adolescents with symptoms suggestive of Reye’s Syndrome.
ADVERSE EFFECTS:
CNS: Extrapyramidal reactions, dizziness, Tardive Dyskinesia
ANS: Blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, ileus, nasal stuffiness, photophobia
Cardiovascular: Hypotension, ventricular arrhythmia
Dermatologic: Itching, skin rash, erythema, allergic purpura
GI: Nausea, vomiting, increase or decrease appetite, gastric irritation
WARNING:
The drug may impair the mental and physical ability for operating a motor vehicle or complex hazardous machinery.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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