P-cetam Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Side Effects Drug Interactions Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Piracetam

Indications/Uses

Oral: Patients suffering from myoclonus of cortical origin, irrespective of aetiology; in combination w/ other anti-myoclonic therapies. IV: Cerebrocortical insufficiency disorders or states eg, trauma or surgery, alcoholism, vertigo, cerebrovascular accidents, learning disability, dyslexia and behavioral disorders in children. Adjunct in the treatment of myoclonus seizures & in senile dementia. Protects the cerebral cortex against hypoxia. Recurrent or chronic vertigo. Contract myoclonus.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Oral Adult Usual dose: 800 mg tds. Reduce to 400 mg tds. Max: 4.8 g/day. IV Total daily dose: 30-160 mg/kg/day, bd. May be given in 3 or 4 divided doses. Severe symptoms 12 g daily as an IV infusion. Sickle-cell anemia 160 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses. Adult Stroke (for cerebrovascular accident) 12 g IV in 20 min followed by 12 g/day including the 1st day for 4 wk, then 4.8 g/day for at least 12 wk. Childn Stroke (for cerebrovascular accident) 30-50 mg/kg/day. Elderly Long-term therapy for psycho-organic syndrome 1.2-2.4 g daily. Loading dose: 4.8 g/day during the initial wk of treatment.

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Overdosage

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Contraindications

Severe renal insufficiency. IV: Pregnancy.

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Special Precautions

Monitoring of renal function. Oral: Pregnancy. IV: Patients w/ psychiatric anxiety.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Oral: Nervousness, agitation, irritability, anxiety & sleep disturbances. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea & stomachache. Vertigo, headaches, trembling & sexual stimulation. IV: Psychiatric hyperkinesia, sleep disturbance, insomnia, nervousness, aggression, depressive emotional inversion, anxiety, irritability, agitation, drowsiness, decrease of seizure threshold, hyperactivity in children, dizziness, headache, tremor, fatigue. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, gastralgia. Elevation or decrease in BP. Libido, wt gain, allergic reaction, redness, rash, hypersensitivity.

Drug Interactions

Oral: Confusion, irritability & sleep disturbances w/ thyroid extr (T3 and T4). IV: Enhanced CNS stimulation effects w/ CNS stimulants; may cause atypical interaction w/ psychiatric drugs; may enhance effect & cause confusion, hypersensitivity, sleep disturbance w/ thyroid hormone in patients w/ hypothyroidism; prolonged prothrombin time w/ warfarin.

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Storage

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MIMS Class

Nootropics & Neurotonics/Neurotrophics

ATC Classification

N06BX03 - piracetam ; Belongs to the class of other psychostimulants and nootropics.

Presentation/Packing

Form

P-cetam cap 400 mg

Packing/Price

10 × 10's

Form

P-cetam inj 1 g/5 mL

Packing/Price

10 × 1's

Form

P-cetam inj 3 g/15 mL

Packing/Price

8 × 1's

Form

P-cetam tab 800 mg

Packing/Price

10 × 10's

P-cetam

piracetam

Manufacturer:

Pacific Pharma

Distributor:

AA Medical