Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Fluphenazine Decanoate
Drug Class
Psycholeptics; Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, Hypnotics And Sedatives
ATC Code
N05AB02
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Fluphan?
psychotic disorders such as schi...
used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia
How It Works
Administered by IM injection. For IM and SC injection, use at least a 21G needle.
How to Take It
1
Adult · IM
12.5 to 25 mg — As recommended.
Initial
2
Adult · IM
25 to 100 mg — As recommended.
Maintenance with 2-5 week dose intervals
3
Child
Not recommended in this age group
Safety Alerts
Renal or hepatic failure, marked cerebral atherosclerosis, severe cardiac insufficiency, comatose states, CNS depression, blood dyscra-sias
Important Warnings
QT-interval prolongation, liver, respiratory or cardiac disease, cardiac arrhythmias, thyrotoxicosis, epilepsy, glaucoma, hypothyroidism, myasthenia gravis, prostatic hypertrophy, Parkinsons disease
reduce dose or use anti-Parkinsonian drugs in pa-tients showing extra-pyramidal reactions, elderly
Withdraw gradually, when transferring from oral to depot therapy, the dose by mouth should be reduced gradually
Side Effects
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Drug Interactions
Adrenaline
alcohol
barbiturates
CNS depressants
other antipsychotics
anticholinergics
antacids
do-paminergics
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Avoid unless potential benefit outweighs risk
Lactation
Contraindicated, avoid
Storage
Inj Store Below 40°C. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture.
Price Intelligence
Rs 647.54
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 5 · approved 01 Jul, 2025
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
No retail prices recorded
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