Zuclopenthixol decanoate

Across the sites, an average of 15% of inpatients received depot antipsychotic drugs (Sim etal, 2004b). This was most common in Singapore (75%) followed by Taiwan (20%), Japan and China (6%). The depot antipsychotic drugs used were fluphenazine decanoate, flupenthixol decanoate, zuclopenthixol decanoate, haloperidol decanoate, pipothiazine palmitate, and fluphenazine enanthate. 

Thioxanthene derivatives flupenthixol decanoate flupenthixol dihydrochloride thiothixene zuclopenthixol acetate zuclopenthixol decanoate zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride... 

When changing from zuclopenthixol acetate to maintenance treatment with zuclopenthixol decanoate, administer the last Injection of acetate concomitantly with the Initial Injection of decanoate... 

Coutinho E, Fenton M, Quraishi S. Zuclopenthixol decanoate for schizophrenia and ofher serious menfal illnesses. Cochrane Dafabase Sysf Rev 2000 (2) CD001164. 

Zovirax aciclovir. zucapsaicin capsaicin, zuclomifene clomiphene. zuclomiphene clomiphene. zuclopenthixol [ban, inn] (clopenthixol [ban, inn, usan] zuclopenthixol decanoate zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride Z-clopenthixol Clopixol ) is a thioxanthene with a piperizine side-chain, and has general properties similar to the phenothiazines, such as chlorpromazine. It is used as an oral ANTIPSYCHOTIC for the short-term management of acute psychotic and mania disorders, or the exacerbation of chronic psychotic disorders. The decanoate and hydrochloride forms can be given by deep intramuscular injection particularly for maintainance of patients with agitated and aggressive behaviour, zuclopenthixol decanoate zuclopenthixol. zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride zuclopenthixol. Zumenon oestradiol. 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amitriptyline, amoxapine, benzphetamine, chlorpromazine, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, ephedra, ephedrine, imipramine, insulin, insulin glargine, minoxidil, nortriptyline, oxprenolol, protriptyline, tricyclic antidepressants, trimipramine, zuclopenthixol, zuclopenthixol acetate, zuclopenthixol decanoate, zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride... 

Zuclopenthixol decanoate (Clopixol) Test dose 100 mg >7 days later give 200-500 mg. 1-4 weeks 600 mg/week Buttock/lateral thigh SS 12 weeks More sedating Don t confuse with zuclopenthixol acetate (Acuphase p447)... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with mepenzolate, meptazinol, sertraline, venlafaxine, zuclopenthixol, zudopenthixol acetate, zudopenthixol decanoate, zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride... 

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