Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Fluoxetine
ATC Code
N06AB03
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Flutin?
depression after at least 2 othe...
used to treat depression after at least 2 other medications have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms
How to Take It
1
Adult
Scraped Dose
Take fluoxetine exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your
Safety Alerts
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to fluoxetine, if you also take pimozide or thioridazine
Do not use fluoxetine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days
A dangerous drug interaction could occur
MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine
You must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you take fluoxetine
Important Warnings
You should not use fluoxetine if you also take pimozide or thioridazine, or if you are being treated with methylene blue injection
Do not use fluoxetine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days (such as isocarboxazid, rasagiline, selegiline, phenelzine, or transcypromine)
Do not use fluoxetine with thioridazine, linezolid, pimozide, or methylene blue injection
You must wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you take fluoxetine
You must wait 5 weeks after stopping fluoxetine before you can take thioridazine or an MAOI
Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant
Stay alert to changes in your mood or symptoms
Fluoxetine could impair judgment, thinking, or motor skills
Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to fluoxetine ( hivesdifficult breathingswelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (feversore throatburning eyesskin painred or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling). Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctorsuch as: mood or behavior changesanxietypanic attackstrouble sleepingor if you feel impulsiveirritableagitatedhostile
Drug Interactions
Fluoxetine can cause a serious heart problem. Your risk may be higher if you also use certain other medicines for infections
asthma
heart problems
high blood pressure
depression
mental illness
cancer
malaria
Price Intelligence
Rs 363.45
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 30 · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 30Rs 363.45
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Fluoxetine, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
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Rs 323Rs 16.15/unit
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Rs 258Rs 25.8/unit
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Rs 261.3Rs 26.13/unit
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Rs 407.54Rs 29.11/unit
HILTON PHARMA
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Rs 427Rs 30.5/unit
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Rs 949.2Rs 31.64/unit
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Rs 465.65
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