Nexipride Tablet
Levosulpiride
50mg
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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| Retail Price | 16.47 NPR |
Indications
Nexipride Tablet is used for:
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Dyspepsia
Adult Dose
Oral
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Dyspepsia
Adult: 25 mg tid.
Elderly: Dose reductions may be necessary.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
Contra Indications
Phaeochromocytoma, epilepsy, manic states, hyperprolactinaemia, mammary dysplasia, malignant mastopathies, cardiac impairment. GI bleeding, mechanical obstruction or perforation.
Precautions
May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Pregnancy and lactation.
Pregnancy-Lactation
Interactions
Reduced bioavailability with sucralfate, aluminium- and magnesium-containing antacids. Effect on GI motility may be antagonised by anticholinergic agents, narcotics and analgesics. Avoid alcohol.
Adverse Effects
Side effects of Levosulpiride :
Amenorrhoea, gynaecomastia, galactorrhoea, changes in libido.
Potentially Fatal: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Mechanism of Action
Levosulpiride is a substituted benzamide, which exerts antidopaminergic (selective dopamine D2 receptors) activity on both central and peripheral levels. It is an atypical neuroleptic and a prokinetic agent.
Note
Nexipride 50mg Tablet manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.. Its generic name is Levosulpiride. Nexipride is availble in Nepal.
Farmaco Nepal drug index information on Nexipride Tablet is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.