Composition
Syp/Liqd: Per 5 ml: Pyritinol 80.5 mg. Tab:Pyritinol HCI 100 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Mental fatigue, lack of concentration, mental retardation: Adults: 400 mg three times daily,continue therapy for several weeks. Children: 2.5-5 ml 1-3 times daily; Infants: 2.5 rnlof syp 1-3 times daily; continue therapy for several weeks.
Contraindications
Severe kidney & liver function disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, serious changes in blood counts; auto-immune diseases with lupus erythematosus, myasthenia, pemphigus, cerebral haemorrhage
Precautions
: Gastric ulcer, history of haemorrhagic stroke, increased risk of bleeding, major surgery, underlying disorders of haemostasis, renal and hepatic impair-ment, elderly. Withdraw therapy gradually.
Interactions
Penicillamine, gold preps, levamisole.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Lactation
Contraindicated
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, anxiety, asthenia, ataxia, confusion, depression, dermatitis, diarrhoea, drowsiness, hyperkinesia, nervousness, weight gain, haemorrhagic disorder, hallucination, headache, insomnia, nausea, pruritus, urticaria, vertigo, vomiting. Rare: skin rash, rise in temp, GI & hepatic disorder, taste disturbances, over-excitability symptoms,