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Clopixol Tablets Are Used for the Before You Use It Acute and Long-Term Treatment of Do Not Use It After the Expiry Date Printed on the Pack Clopixol (clo-PIK-sol) Clopixol Tablets 10 mg Clopixol Acuphase Injection 50 mg/mL Clopixol Depot Injection 200 mg/mL Zuclopenthixol hydrochloride (zoo-clo-PEN-thic-sol high-dro-CLOR-ride) Zuclopenthixol acetate (zoo-clo-PEN-thic-sol AS-se-tate) Zuclopenthixol decanoate (zoo-clo-PEN-thic-sol deck-can-OH-ate) Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) What is in this leaflet Clopixol Acuphase injection is used ingredients listed at the end of this for the initial treatment of acute leaflet. This leaflet contains answers to episodes of mental disorders. It is Symptoms of an allergic reaction may some common questions about also used to treat mania (a mental include shortness of breath, wheezing Clopixol. condition characterised by episodes or difficulty breathing, swelling of the of overactivity, elation or irritability) face, lips, tongue or other parts of the It does not contain all the and used in case of worsening of body, or rash, itching or hives on the information that is known about chronic mental conditions. skin. Clopixol. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or Clopixol Depot injection is usually Do not use Clopixol if you have: pharmacist. used to prevent further episodes of ⋅ collapse due to very low blood your illness. pressure All medicines have risks and ⋅ diminished consciousness due to benefits. Your doctor has weighed Clopixol belongs to a group of any cause the risk of you using this medicine medicines called thioxanthene against the benefits he/she expects it neuroleptics. It helps to correct ⋅ brain damage will have for you. chemical imbalances in the brain, ⋅ diseases of the blood with which may cause mental illness. abnormal or reduced number of red If you have any concerns about or white blood cells or platelets using this medicine, ask your Your doctor, however, may prescribe doctor or pharmacist. it for another purpose. ⋅ phaeochromocytoma, a rare tumour of the adrenal gland which sits near Ask your doctor if you have any Keep this leaflet with the the kidney. medicine. questions about why it has been You may need to read it again. prescribed for you. Do not give Clopixol to anyone who currently has alcohol poisoning, or This medicine is only available with poisoning with medicines used to a doctor’s prescription. produce calmness or to help you Clopixol is not addictive. sleep, or medicines used to treat What Clopixol is epilepsy or strong pain. used for Do not give Clopixol to anyone who is unconscious or in a coma. Clopixol tablets are used for the Before you use it acute and long-term treatment of Do not use it after the expiry date printed on the pack. schizophrenia and other mental When you must not use it If you use it after the expiry date has illnesses with disturbances in passed, it may not work as well. The thinking, emotional reactions and Do not use Clopixol if you are expiry date refers to the last day of the behaviour. allergic to it, to any other similar month. medicines (such as thioxanthenes It is also used to treat the manic or phenothiazines), or any of the phase of manic depressive illness. A Do not use it if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering. manic phase is a mood of excitement, over-activity and uninhibited behaviour. 1 Before you start to use it ⋅ glaucoma, a condition in If you have not told your doctor which there is usually a build- about any of the above, tell them Tell your doctor if: up of pressure in the eye before you use Clopixol. 1. you have allergies to any ⋅ heart and blood vessel other substances such as problems foods, preservatives or dyes. Taking other medicines ⋅ kidney problems 2. you are pregnant or intend to Tell your doctor if you are taking ⋅ liver problems become pregnant. any other medicines, including any ⋅ low potassium and/or low Clopixol may affect your that you buy without a prescription magnesium levels in the fertility. If you are intending to from your pharmacy, supermarket blood start a family, ask your doctor or health food shop. for advice. ⋅ organic brain syndrome Some medicines and Clopixol may interfere with each other. These Like most medicines of this ⋅ parkinsonism, a disease of the include: kind, Clopixol is not brain affecting movement recommended for use during ⋅ risk factors for stroke ⋅ tricyclic antidepressants and pregnancy unless clearly ⋅ tardive dyskinesia, a reaction lithium, medicines used to treat necessary. The general to some medicines with depression or mood swings condition of your baby might be worm-like movements of the ⋅ medicines used to treat strong pain affected by the use of this tongue, or other uncontrolled ⋅ medicines used to produce medicine. movements of the mouth, calmness or to help you sleep The following symptoms may tongue, cheeks or jaw which ⋅ medicines used to treat high blood occur in newborn babies of may progress to the arms and pressure (hypertension), such as mothers who have used legs. guanethidine Clopixol in the last three months ⋅ treatment for cancer ⋅ levodopa, a medicine used to treat of their pregnancy: shaking, ⋅ if you or someone else in your Parkinson’s disease muscle stiffness and/or family has a history of blood ⋅ medicines which stimulate the weakness, sleepiness, agitation, clots, as medicines like these body, getting it ready for action, breathing problems and have been associated with such as adrenaline difficulty in feeding. If your formation of blood clots ⋅ metoclopramide, a medicine used baby develops any of these ⋅ sleep apnoea (a sleep disorder to relieve nausea and vomiting symptoms you should contact where your breathing is ⋅ piperazine, a medicine used to treat your doctor. interrupted during sleep). worm infections 3. you are breast-feeding or Also tell your doctor if you will be ⋅ medicines known to inhibit the planning to breast-feed. in a hot environment or you do a activity of certain liver enzymes lot of vigorous exercise. It is not recommended that you ⋅ medicines used to treat changes in Clopixol may make you sweat less, breast-feed while using the rhythm or rate of the heart beat, causing your body to overheat. Clopixol. Its active ingredient e.g. quinidine, amiodarone, sotalol passes into breast milk and Tell your doctor if you are exposed and dofetilide therefore there is a possibility to pesticides that contain ⋅ antipsychotics, a class of medicines that your baby might be phosphorus. used to treat certain mental and affected. The risk of you experiencing a side emotional conditions, e.g. effect may be increased. 4. you have, or have had, the thioridazine following medical conditions: If you are lactose intolerant, ⋅ certain medicines used to treat ⋅ arteriosclerosis, a disease contact your doctor before taking infections, such as erythromycin, affecting the arteries Clopixol tablets. gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin Clopixol tablets contain lactose. ⋅ convulsions, fits or seizures ⋅ medicines used to relieve the ⋅ decreased blood supply to Do not give Clopixol to a child or symptoms of allergy, including the brain adolescent. terfenadine and astemizole ⋅ diabetes, a disorder of There is no experience with its use in ⋅ cisapride, used to treat stomach metabolism in which the children or adolescents under problems 18 years old. amount of sugar in the blood ⋅ medicines that disturb water or salt is too high balance e.g. thiazide diuretics, also ⋅ feeling lethargic, indifferent, called fluid or water tablets lost or remote 2 ⋅ medicines known to increase the Clopixol Depot injection same effects on your illness, although concentration of Clopixol in The usual dose is 200 to 400 mg they last for different lengths of time. your blood (1 to 2 mL) every second to fourth Clopixol tablets ⋅ medicines used to relieve week. Clopixol tablets only work for a short stomach cramps or spasms, to Your doctor will decide what dose time, so they need to be taken every prevent travel sickness and to you will receive. This depends on day. treat Parkinson’s disease, such your condition and other factors, Take Clopixol tablets once a day at as atropine or related medicines. such as your weight and your about the same time. ⋅ medicines used to treat cancer response to the medicine. Generally, Taking them at the same time each day your doctor will start you on smaller will also help you remember when to doses which will be gradually These medicines may be affected by take the tablets. Clopixol, or may affect how well it increased until a dose is reached works. You may need to use where Clopixol works best for you. Take Clopixol tablets before or after food. different amounts of your Your doctor may have prescribed a medicines, or take different different dose. Clopixol injections medicines. Your doctor will advise Clopixol Acuphase injection has to be you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if given every 2 - 3 days, while Clopixol you are unsure of the correct dose Depot injection lasts several weeks, so Your doctor or pharmacist has more for you. Follow the instructions it is given once every 2 - 4 weeks. information on medicines to be they give you. careful with or avoid while using They will tell you exactly how much Your doctor will advise you. Clopixol. you will be given. Elderly patients How long to use it The dosage of Clopixol may need to Continue taking your tablets and/or be reduced in elderly patients. How to use it having your injections for as long as your doctor tells you to. How to use it Clopixol helps control your condition, How much to use but does not cure it. Therefore, you Clopixol tablets Clopixol tablets will need regular treatment. The usual dose is 10 to 50 mg per Swallow the tablets whole with a full glass of water.
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