Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg

Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Trade Name Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg
Generic Clonidine Hydrochloride
Weight 0.1 mg
Type Tablet
Therapeutic Class Centrally acting antihypertensive drugs (central sympatholytic)
Manufacturer Veritas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Available Country Bangladesh
Last Updated: October 19, 2023 at 6:27 am
Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg
Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg

Uses

Clonidine is indicated in Anxiety, Cancer pain, Generalized anxiety disorder, Hypertension, Hypertensive crisis, Menopausal flushing, Migraine, Panic disorder, Severe anxiety disorders, Social anxiety disorder

Dosage

Noflash Tablet 0.1 mg dosage

Adults: The dose of Clonidine tablets must be adjusted according to the patient's individual blood pressure response. The following is a general guide to its administration.Initial Dose: 0.1 mg tablet twice daily (morning and bedtime). Elderly patients may benefit from a lower initial dose.Maintenance Dose: Further increments of 0.1 mg per day may be made at weekly intervals if necessary until the desired response is achieved. Taking the larger portion of the oral daily dose at bedtime may minimize transient adjustment effects ofdry mouthand drowsiness. The therapeutic doses most commonly employed have ranged from 0.2 mg to 0.6 mg per day given in divided doses. Studies have indicated that 2.4 mg is the maximum effective daily dose, but doses as high as this have rarely been employed.

Side Effects

Headache, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, constipation, depression, anxiety, nausea, fatigue, anorexia, parotid pain, paraesthesia, delusional perception, sleep disturbances, vivid dreams, impotence and loss of libido, urinary retention or incontinence, orthostatic hypotension, itching or burning sensations in the eye, accommodation disorder, decreased lacrimation, fluid retention, pruritus and rashes (transdermal), bradycardia, other ECG disturbances, heart failure, hallucinations, cramp, Raynaud's syndrome, gynaecomastia, transient abnormalities in LFTs.

Precaution

Patient with cerebrovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease including MI, occlusive peripheral vascular disorders (e.g. Raynaud's disease), or those w/ history of depression. Avoid abrupt withdrawal. Renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.

Interaction

Increased hypotensive effect with other antihypertensives e.g. diuretics, β-blockers, vasodilators, Ca antagonists, ACE inhibitors. Reduced antihypertensive effect and induced orthostatic hypotension with TCAs or neuroleptics with α-receptor blocking properties. Reduced therapeutic effect with NSAIDs.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

Category C: Either studies in animals have revealed adverse effects on the foetus (teratogenic or embryocidal or other) and there are no controlled studies in women or studies in women and animals are not available. Drugs should be given only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the foetus.

Contraindication

Severe bradyarrhythmia secondary to 2nd- or 3rd-degree AV block or sick sinus syndrome.

Special Warning

Renal Impairment: Patients with renal impairment may benefit from a lower initial dose. Patients should be carefully monitored. Since only a minimal amount of clonidine is removed during routine hemodialysis, there is no need to give supplemental clonidine following dialysis.

Acute Overdose

Symptoms: Lethargy, pupillary constriction, hypotension, hypothermia, bradycardia, decreased or absent reflexes, irritability, miosis, weakness, somnolence (including coma) and resp depression (including apnoea). Paradoxical HTN may occur. Management: Perform gastric lavage following recent ingestion or admin activated charcoal and/or a cathartic. Supportive treatment may include admin of atropine sulfate for symptomatic bradycardia; IV fluids and/or inotropic sympathomimetic agents for hypotension; vasodilators for HTN. Naloxone may be used as adjunct for clonidine-induced resp depression, hypotension and/or coma.

Storage Condition

Store between 20-25°C.

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