Oxivort

by PharmEvo

Active ingredient: Vortioxetine

PKR 203

Available at Healify

Oxivort Tablets 10mg (1 Box = 2 Strips) (1 Strip = 7 Tablets) · Strip · PKR 203 · In stock · Prescription medicine

Manufactured by PHARMEVO (PRIVATE) LIMITED.

Other packs (not sold online by Healify)

Tab · 20 mg · 14's (107771)

About Vortioxetine

Antidepressant

Uses

Major depression.

How to take it

ORAL: Adults: Initially 10 mg once a day, altered according to response to 5-20 mg once a day. Elderly: Initially 5 mg once a day, increased if required up to 20 mg once a day. Children: Under 18 years not recommended.

Side effects

Abnormal dreams, constipation, diarrhoea, dizziness, nausea, pruritus, vomiting, flushing, night sweats, bleeding disorders, serotonin syndrome.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Positive evidence of risk: Use only when no safer alternative exists for a serious problem. Lactation: Contraindicated or not recommended. Precautions: Bleeding disorders, cirrhosis of the liver, elderly, history of mania/hypomania, history of seizures, unstable epilepsy. Severe renal or hepatic impairment. Monitor suicidal ideation. Other risk factors for hyponatraemia.

Advice

Take with or without meals.

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Interactions with Vortioxetine

Dapoxetine, dosulepin, linezolid, methylene blue, MAOIs, pimozide, tryptophan, urokinase, strong CYP2D6 inhibitors, broad CYP inducers (e.g., rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenytoin), 5HT1 agonists/triptans, tramadol, other serotonergic drugs, St John's wort, antipsychotics, dopamine antagonists, lithium, drugs that reduce seizure threshold (e.g., antidepressant, mefloquine), anticoagulants, NSAIDs and other drugs affecting platelet function, drugs that cause hyponatraemia.

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