Zolinda (Aripiprazole ) 15Mg 30Tab

What Aripiprazole is used for :

Aripiprazole is used to treat adults and adolescents aged 13 years and older who suffer from a condition with

symptoms such as feeling ""high"", having excessive amounts of energy, needing much less sleep than usual, talking

very quickly with racing ideas and sometimes severe irritability. In adults it also prevents this condition from returning

in patients who have responded to the treatment with Aripiprazole.

 

Do not take Aripiprazole :

•    if you are allergic to aripiprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

 

Warnings and precautions :

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors have been reported during aripiprazole treatment.

Before treatment with Aripiprazole, tell your doctor if you suffer from

•    high blood sugar

•    involuntary, irregular muscle movements, especially in the face

•    cardiovascular diseases

•    blood clots, or family history of blood clots, as antipsychotics have been associated with formation of blood clots

•    past experience with excessive gambling

 

Other medicines and Aripiprazole :

•    Blood pressure-lowering medicines

•    Medicines to correct heart rhythm

•    Antidepressants or herbal remedy used to treat depression and anxiety

•    Antifungal medicines

•    Certain medicines to treat HIV infection

•    Anticonvulsants used to treat epilepsy

•    Certain antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis

 

How to take Aripiprazole :

The recommended dose for adults is 15 mg once a day.

Possible side effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Common side effects

•    diabetes mellitus

•    difficulty sleeping

•    feeling anxious

•    feeling restless and unable to keep still

•    uncontrollable twitching

•    trembling

•    headache

•    sleepiness

•    vomiting

•    feeling tired

 

How to store Aripiprazole :

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the blister and on the carton after EXP. The expiry

date refers to the last day of that month.

Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture.

Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.