Indications |
Intramuscular Psychoses Adult: 60-150 mg daily. Child: IM: >2½ yr: 200-250 mcg/kg daily. Max: 10mg daily. Elderly: or debilitated patients: Dose reduction is recommended. Parenteral Nausea and vomiting Adult: IV: 1 mg/dose; max: 3 mg daily. IM: 5-15 mg, repeated after 4 hr if necessary; max: 60 mg daily. Child: IM: >2½ yr: 200-250 mcg/kg daily. Max: 10mg daily. Elderly: or debilitated patients: Dose reduction is recommended. |
Contraindications |
Preexisting CNS depression and coma; bone marrow depression, blood dyscrasias, liver disease, hypersensitivity to phenothiazines, prolactin dependent tumours. Pregnancy (1st trimester), lactation. |
Warnings / Precautions |
Cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, angle-closure glaucoma, exposure to extreme temperatures, parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, DM, renal amd hepatic impairment. Discontinue triflupromazine at least 48 hr before myelography and do not resume for at least 24 hr after procedure. Do not use in control of nausea and vomiting occurring either prior to myelography or postprocedure with metrizamide. Pregnancy, elderly. |
Adverse Reactions |
Blurred vision, dry mouth, urinary hesitancy/retention, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, allergic rash, akathisia, dystonias, muscle weakness, anorexia, insomnia. Potentially Fatal: Blood dyscrasias, malignant neuroleptic syndrome. |
Drug Interactions |
Increased CNS depression with CNS depressants such as opiates or other analgesics, barbiturates or other sedatives, general anaesthetics, or alcohol. Increased risk of side effects with drugs with antimuscarinic properties e.g. TCA, antiparkinsonian drugs. Antagonised effects of dopaminergic drugs such as levodopa. Increased risk of hypotension with antihypertensives, trazodone. Reverses antihypertensive effect of guanethidine. Increased risk of severe extrapyramidal side-effects or severe neurotoxicity with lithium. Possible decrease in absorption with antacids. See Below for More triflupromazine Drug Interactions |
Mechanism of Actions |
Triflupromazine is a phenothiazine with general properties similar with chlorpromazine. |
ATC Classification |
N05AA05 - triflupromazine ; Belongs to the class of phenothiazine antipsychotics with aliphatic side-chain. |
Available As |
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Trifluopromazine
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Trifluopromazine Containing Brands
Trifluopromazine is used in following diseases
Drug - Drug Interactions of Trifluopromazine
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