Nausea, vomiting

Active Ingredient: Chlorpromazine

Indication for Chlorpromazine

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs have failed or are not available).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

5-75 mg in 1-6 divided doses

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

5 - 75 mg

Dosage regimen

From 0.833 To 12.5 mg 6 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

Initially 1/3-½ adult dose (5-10 mg every 4-6 hours). The physician should then use his clinical judgment to obtain control.

Active ingredient

Chlorpromazine

Chlorpromazine is a phenothiazine neuroleptic. Chlorpromazine has depressant actions on the Central Nervous System, with alpha-adrenergic blocking and anticholinergic activities. It has anti-emetic, anti-puritic, serotonin-blocking and weak anti-histamine properties and slight ganglion blocking activity.

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