Arpizol 10mg Strip Of 10 Tablets

• Schizophrenia patients above the age of 15 years
• Maniac episodes of Bipolar disorder
• Major depressive disorder as a supportive treatment
• Autistic disorder to control irritability
• Tourette’s syndrome

• If you have an allergic reaction to Arpizol or any of its other ingredients.
• If you are elderly and have been diagnosed with dementia and psychosis.

• Uncontrollable urge to move and fidget
• Restlessness
• Sleepiness
• Shakiness
• Dizziness
• Blurring of vision
• Vomiting sensation
• Constipation
• Weight gain
• Difficulty in falling or staying asleep
• Fall in blood pressure when rising from lying or sitting position
• Increased risk of falls and injuries

Other General Warnings

• You have high blood sugar levels or symptoms such as excessive thirst, increased hunger or passing more urine.
• You have problems with mental ability and memory, as in dementia, and you are elderly.
• You have high or low blood pressure.
• You have a history of fits or strokes.
• You have thoughts of hurting yourself.
• You have heart disease; causing a fast or irregular heartbeat.
• You have jerky movements or twitching of the face.
• You have been feeling very aggressive, restless, irritated or angry.
• You have noticed an unusual change in your feelings, thoughts and behaviour.
• You have a stiffness of the muscles, fever and sweating.
• You have been taking other medicines for your condition.
• You have been taking other medicines, including vitamins and herbal preparations.
• You have been planning a pregnancy or are pregnant.

• Arpizol is to be taken by mouth with a glass of water.
• Swallow the medicine whole without breaking it.
• It can be taken along with or without food.
• Follow your doctor's interactions about the duration and dose of the medicine.

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Interactions with other medicines

• Alpha-adrenergic blockers used to treat high blood pressure such as doxazosin, terazosin; prazosin gets enhancement in their action when taken along with Arpizol Tablet. This requires adjustment of the dose of these blood pressure-lowering medicines.
• Benzodiazepines used in the treatment of anxiety and fit such as lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam, diazepam cause more sleepiness and changes in blood pressure when given along with Arpizol.
• Medicines used for treating seizures such as carbamazepine reduce the availability of Arpizol Tablet in the blood when given along with it.
• Medicines used for treating depression such as fluoxetine, paroxetine increase the availability of Arpizol Tablet in the blood when taken together. The dose of Arpizol, therefore, should be reduced if prescribed along with these medicines.
• Medicines used for treating irregular heartbeat, such as quinidine, increase Arpizol Tablet levels in the blood.
• Medicines used for treating fungal infections such as itraconazole and ketoconazole increase Arpizol Tablet levels in the blood.
• Medicine used to treat infections such as clarithromycin increase the levels of Arpizol Tablet in the blood.
• Medicine used for treating tuberculosis, such as rifampicin, reduces the availability of Arpizol Tablet in the blood when given together.

Interactions with food items

• You can continue to have your usual food unless your doctor has given you some suggestions to change your diet. Food does not change the absorption of this medicine.