Semap 20 Mg
Information About Semap 20 Mg
About Semap 20 Mg
Medicine Brand Semap 20 mg is manufactured by Johnson Johnson and mainly contents the generic drug Penfluridol.
Pakaging
4 Tablet
Active Ingredients For Semap 20 Mg
Penfluridol 20 mg
Diseases List For Which Semap 20 Mg Is Prescribed
This Drug Is Prescribed For Schizophrenia affective withdrawal and social maladjustment
Other Significations For Semap 20 Mg
This Medication an atypical antipsychotic and antidepressant prescribed for schizophrenia and depression It regulates abnormal conditions like disturbed or unusual thinking loss of interest in life and strong or inappropriate emotions in adults and children greater than 13 years
Precautions To Be Taken Before Semap 20 Mg
Related to other diphenylbutylpiperidine antipsychotics pimozide and fluspirilene penfluridol has an extremely long elimination halflife and its effects last for many days after single oral dose Its antipsychotic potency in terms of dose needed to produce comparable effects is similar to bothhaloperidol and pimozide It is only slightly sedative but often causes extrapyramidal sideeffects such as akathisia dyskinesiae and pseudoParkinsonism Penfluridol is indicated for antipsychotic treatment of chronic schizophrenia and similar psychotic disorders it is however like most typical antipsychotics being increasingly replaced by the atypical antipsychotics Due to its extremely long lasting effects it is often prescribed to be taken orally as tablets only once a week q 7 days The onceweekly dosis is usually 1060 mg
Major Conditions And Care
Pregnancy And Semap 20 Mg
Can We Take Semap 20 Mg During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy Class : D There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks
Lactation And Semap 20 Mg
Can We Use Semap 20 Mg During Lactation
Lactation Class L4 There is positive evidence of risk to a breastfed infant or to breastmilk production but the benefits of use in breastfeeding mothers may be acceptable despite the risk to the infant eg if the drug is needed in a lifethreatening situation or for a serious disease for which safer drugs cannot be used or are ineffective
Side Effects Of Semap 20 Mg
Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity