ESPIRIDE CAPSULES

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ESPIRIDE CAPSULES
ESPIRIDE ELIXIR
SCHEDULING STATUS:
S5
PROPRIETARY NAME
(and dosage form):
ESPIRIDE CAPSULES
ESPIRIDE ELIXIR
COMPOSITION:
Espiride Capsules: Each capsule contains 
SULPIRIDE 
50 mg
 
Espiride Elixir:
Each 5 mL of elixir contains sulpiride 25 mg.
 
Preservatives:
Methylparaben
        0,08% m/v
 
Propylparaben
        0,02% m/v
 
Contains Ethanol (100%)
        5,0% v/v
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION:
A 2.6.5 Tranquillisers: Miscellaneous structure.
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION:
Sulpiride is a substituted benzamide used chiefly in the management of schizophrenia. It exerts antipsychotic action,
antiemetic actions and has an effect on gastrin secretion.
It is absorbed with oral administration and the plasma half-life is about 7-9 hours.
INDICATIONS:
Reactive depression, depression associated with psychoses of other origins. Prophylaxis and treatment of depressive
psychoses.
Schizophrenia particularly with the symptoms of hallucination, autism, aggressiveness and with withdrawn-inhibited
types of schizophrenia. Acute delirium, acute hallucinatory and confused states. Behaviour disorders in all age groups
where abnormal aggressive symptoms are in the forefront.
Espiride is a useful adjunct in the medical treatment of duodenal ulceration, of psychosomatic origin.
For the treatment of vertigo. It also has an anti-emetic action.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Sensitivity to sulpiride or phenothiazines.
Espiri
                                
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