Serzone
Generic Name: Nefazondone Hydrochloride
Packets of 56 x 200 mg Tablets
Manufactured by Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Use
Serzone is a new antidepressant medication found to be safe and effective during prolonged treatment of depression. Serzone inhibits serotonin reuptake and blocks one type of serotonin receptor. Serzone is used to treat moderate to severe symptoms of major depression.
Dosage
The recommended starting dose of Serzone for most patients is 100 mg taken twice daily. Serzone may be taken with or without food. Take Serzone at the same time every day exactly as prescribed by your physician.
Side effects
Its most common side effects include drowsiness, nausea, dizziness or lightheadedness, weakness, dry mouth, and constipation. Usually, these side effects diminish or disappear within the first few weeks of taking the drug. Taking Serzone with food can help reduce nausea.
Precautions
If there is a possibility you may become pregnant or breast-feed while on this medication, first consult with your physician. Inform your physician if you have any liver problems. The possibility of a suicide attempt is inherent in depression and may persist until significant remission occurs. Nefazodone should be used with caution in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease that could be exacerbated by hypotension and conditions that would predispose the patients to hypotension. Activation of mania/hypomania. During premarketing testing, a recurrence of petit mal seizure was observed in a patient receiving nefazodone who had a history of such seizures. is a known risk in a small proportion of patients with major affective disorder treated with other marketed antidepressants. Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they develop a rash, hives, or a related allergic phenomenon. Safe use of Nefazodone during pregnancy or lactation has not been established.
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