Stimuloton
Drug name: Stimuloton
Active Ingredients:
sertraline hydrochloride
Therapeutic actions: Acts as an Antidepressant by inhibiting CNS neuronal uptake of serotonin; blocks uptake of serotonin with little effect on norepinephrine, muscarinic, histaminergic, and alpha1-adrenergic or dopaminergic receptors.
Indications:
- Treatment of major depressive disorder
- Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia
- Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder; long-term use to prevent relapse and sustain symptom improvement
- Treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
- Unlabeled use: generalized social phobia
Contraindications and cautions:
- Contraindicated with hypersensitivity to sertraline; pregnancy.
- Use cautiously with impaired hepatic or renal function, lactation.
Adverse effects:
- CNS: Headache, nervousness, drowsiness, anxiety, tremor, dizziness, insomnia, light-headedness, agitation, sedation, abnormal gait, convulsions, vision changes, fatigue
- CV: Hot flashes, palpitations, chest pain
- Dermatologic: Sweating, rash, pruritus, acne, contact dermatitis
- GI: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dry mouth, anorexia, dyspepsia, constipation, taste changes, flatulence, gastroenteritis, dysphagia, gingivitis
- GU: Painful menstruation, sexual dysfunction, frequency, cystitis, impotence, urgency, vaginitis
- Respiratory: Upper respiratory infections, pharyngitis, cough, dyspnea, bronchitis, rhinitis
- Other: Hot flashes, fever, back pain, thirst
Interactions: Drug-drug
- Serious, sometimes fatal, reactions with MAO inhibitors; allow at least 14 days to elapse between MAOI and sertraline use
- Increased serum levels of sertraline with cimetidine
- Possible risk of increased QTc interval if combined with pimozide; do not use together
- Drug-food - Increased rate of absorption with food
Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE THIS MEDICINE with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.
