| Brand Name: | Avelin |
| Generic: | Nortriptyline |
| Weight: | 10 mg |
| Type: | Tablet |
| Therapeutic Class: | Tricyclic & related anti-depressant drugs, Tricyclic Anti-depressant |
| Manufacturer: | National Laboratories Ltd. |
| Price: | 0.00 |
| Last Updated: | 2020-11-20 18:15:00 |
Avelin Tablet contains Nortriptyline. Avelin uses:
Avelin Tablet is indicated for the treatment of depression and nocturnal enuresis.
Avelin Tablet contains Nortriptyline 10 mg. Avelin doses:
Depression:
Nocturnal enuresis:
The most common side effects include dry mouth, sedation, constipation and increased appetite, mild blurred vision, tinnitus, often euphoria and mania. An occasional side effect is a rapid or irregular heartbeat. Alcohol may exacerbate some of its side effects and should be avoided.
Avelin Tablet, a dibenzocycloheptadiene tricyclic antidepressant, is the primary active metabolite of amitriptyline. It increases synaptic concentration of serotonin and/or norepinephrine in the CNS by blocking the neuronal reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin.
Not intended for treatment of bipolar depression. Avoid abrupt withdrawal. Patient at risk of seizures, with DM, narrow angle glaucoma, urinary retention, prostatic hyperplasia, chronic constipation, history of CV disease. Renal and hepatic impairment. Elderly, childn. Pregnancy and lactation.
Avelin Tablet should not be given with adrenaline, ephedrine, isoprenaline, noradrenaline, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, drugs that are metabolized by CYP4502D6, MAOIs, guanethidine, debrisoquine, bethanidine, clonidine and reserpine etc. Barbiturates may increase the rate of metabolism of nortriptyline.
The safety of nortriptyline for use in pregnancy has not been established. Avelin Tablet should only be given during pregnancy when there are no alternatives and benefit outweighs risk.
Avelin Tablet is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to nortriptyline. Concomitant administration with MAOI is contraindicated. Do not use with or within 2 weeks of stopping an MAOI. Avelin Tablet is contraindicated during the acute recovery period after myocardial infarction.
Symptoms: Severe hypotension, cardiac dysrhythmias, shock, CHF, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, and CNS depression, including coma; changes in ECG.
Management: Symptomatic and supportive treatment. Admin IV Na bicarbonate, benzodiazepines. Admin activated charcoal to reduce absorption. Emesis is contraindicated. Initiate cardiac monitoring and observe for signs of CNS or resp depression, hypotension, cardiac dysrhythmias and/or conduction blocks, and seizures.
Store at 15-30° C. Protect from light and moisture.
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