Anthropometric Measurements as Predictors of Low Birth Weight Among Tanzanian Neonates: A Hospital-Based Study
November 7, 2025
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Brand Name :
No Data Available.
Synonyms :
flupentixol
Class :
CNS Stimulant agents and Antipsychotics (first generation)
Brand Name :
No Data Available.
Synonyms :
flupentixol
Class :
CNS Stimulant agents and Antipsychotics (first generation)
Dosage Forms & Strengths
Solution, Intramuscular:
20 mg/ml (1ml)
100 mg/ml (1ml)
Tablet, Oral:
0.5 mg
3 mg
Recommended to initiate with oral therapy and then transition to Intramuscular
Oral therapy:
Oral Initial dose: 1 mg oral tablet 3 times a day; increase the dose by 1 mg depending on the response and tolerability
Oral maintenance dose: 3 to 6 mg once a day in divided doses
IM Therapy:
Initial dose: 5 to 20 mg IM once as a single dose
Maintenance dose: 20 to 40 mg IM injection given after 4 to 10 days of the initial dose
Conversion from oral tablet to IM injection:
If IM injection administers every 2 weeks: administer decanoate equivalent to 4 times the total daily oral dose
If IM injection administers every 4 weeks: administer decanoate equivalent to 8 times the total daily oral dose
Conversion from other antipsychotic drugs to IM flupentixol:
Fluphenazine decanoate 25 mg equivalent to flupentixol decanoate 40 mg
Zuclopenthixol decanoate 200 mg equivalent to flupentixol decanoate 40 mg
Haloperidol decanoate 50 mg equivalent to flupentixol decanoate 40 mg
No safe and efficacious dosage instructions found
Refer to adult dosing
may enhance the CNS depressant effect
may have an increased QTc-prolonging effect when combined with flupentixol
may have an increased QTc-prolonging effect when combined with flupentixol
may have an increased QTc-prolonging effect when combined with flupentixol
may have an increased QTc-prolonging effect when combined with flupentixol
may have an increased QTc-prolonging effect when combined with flupentixol
may increase the QT-prolonging effect and enhance the risk of bradycardia, hypokalemia
it increases the effect of CNS depressants
CNS depressants increase the effect of orphenadrine
it increases the effect of CNS depressants
it increases the effect of CNS depressants
it may diminish the therapeutic efficacy when combined with castor oil
When flupentixol is used together with piroxicam, this leads to increased risk or seriousness of hypertension
When flupentixol is used in combination with profenamine, this leads to reduction in therapeutic effectiveness of profenamine
CNS Depressants may enhance the CNS depressant effect of zolpidem
it increases the effect of CNS depressants
may increase the QTc prolonging effect of QT-prolonging agents
When flupentixol is used together in combination with profenamine, this leads to reduction in therapeutic effectiveness of profenamine
Frequency not defined:
Palpitation
Syncope
Extrapyramidal reaction
Dizziness
Depression
Insomnia
Headache
Agitation
Restlessness
Seizure
Contact dermatitis
Amenorrhea
Weight changes
Nausea
Xerostomia
Paralytic ileus
Eosinophilia
Blurred vision
Cataract
tremor
Pregnancy consideration: Studies with animal reproduction reported adverse events in newborns due to flupentixol.
Lactation: flupentixol may be excreted into breast milk in low amounts.
Pregnancy category:
Patient information leaflet
Generic Name: Flupentixol
Pronounced: flupentixol
Why do we use flupentixol?
Flupentixol is used to treat schizophrenia.
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