Presentation and Status in Health Basket
| Presentation | Basket | Yarpa | Pharmasoft |
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Tablets 28 X 37.5 mg |
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59681 | 22241 |
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Tablets 28 X 75 mg |
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59682 | 22242 |
Related information
Dosage
Two tablets a day.
See prescribing information for full details.
Indications
Depression.
Contra-Indications
Hypersensitivity to venlafaxine, pregnancy, lactation, concurrent use with MAOI’s, under 18 years of age.
See prescribing information for full details.
Special Precautions
Patients with raised intraocular pressure or those at risk of acute narrow-angle glaucoma should be monitored. Close supervision of high-risk patients should accompany initial drug therapy.
Side Effects
Insomnia, nervousness, weight loss, especially in underweight depressed patients. Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion may occur in patients who are volume-depleted, elderly, or taking diuretics. Impaired platelet aggregation may result from platelet serotonin depletion. Increase in heart rate of 8.5 beats per minute, asthenia, vasodilatation, hypertension, nausea, constipation, anorexia, vomiting, flatulence, weight loss, dizziness, somnolence, insomnia, dry mouth, nervousness, abnormal dreams, tremor.
