Trancodol 5mg Injection
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd

prescription required

Bookmark
In-stock 1 ml in 1 vial
5.86

NOTICE: unsafe with : Alcohol

USED FOR:
Schizophrenia

COMPOSITION:
Haloperidol (5mg)

Therapeutic Uses:
neuro cns

Related Warnings
CAUTION
Alcohol
CAUTION

Taking haloperidol together with alcohol may increase side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, and difficulty concentrating.

WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS

Trancodol 5mg Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy.Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Please consult your doctor.

CAUTION
Lactation
CAUTION

Trancodol 5mg Injection is probably unsafe to use during lactation. Limited human data suggest that the drug could represent a significant risk to the baby.If Trancodol 5mg Injection is used, monitor the baby for excessive sleepiness.

Driving

Trancodol 5mg Injection may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive.

SAFE
Kidney
SAFE

Trancodol 5mg Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Trancodol 5mg Injection is recommended.However, patients with severe kidney disease may need to be started at a lower dose as it may cause excessive sleepiness in these patients.

CAUTION
Liver
CAUTION

Trancodol 5mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Trancodol 5mg Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Haloperidol   5mg

Uses of Trancodol Injection
Trancodol 5mg Injection is used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

How to use Trancodol Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Trancodol Injection works
Trancodol 5mg Injection is a typical antipsychotic. It works by blocking the action of dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain that affects thoughts and mood.

Side Effects:

Common Sleepiness, Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing), Dryness in mouth, Abnormality of voluntary movements, Weight gain, Parkinsonism, Akathisia, Dystonia, Constipation.

Expert advice for Trancodol Injection

Do not start or continue haloperidol, if you are allergic to haloperidol or any other ingrediants in the formulation.
Do not take haloperidol, if you have irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) or unusually slow heart beat.
Do not use haloperidol, if you have Parkinson’s disease; low white blood cells levels.
Avoid using haloperidol, if you have liver or kidney disease, fits, depression, problems with your thyroid gland, a non-cancerous tumour of the adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma; causing episodic or persistent rise in blood pressure).
Do not drive or opeate heavy machinery as haloperidol can make you sleepy and impair your alertness.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Trancodol a controlled drug or narcotic or addictive?
No,Trancodol is not a controlled drug, narcotic or addictive

Q. Is Trancodol a benzo or a neuroleptic or MAOI?
No,Trancodol is not a benzo or MAOI or a neuroleptic. It is an antipsychotic. It works by blocking the action of dopamine receptors in brain, which decreases the excessive dopamine activity in the brain

Q. Is Trancodol used for nausea?
No,Trancodol is not used for nausea

Q. Is haloperidol like alprazolam (Xanax)?
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic, which is used to treat mental illnesses that affect an individuals' thinking, feeling or behaviour. These illnesses include to treat schizophrenia, psychoses, mania, behavioural problems and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (chronic multiple motor and vocal ticsinvoluntary responses) in adults and children. It is also used for persistent hiccups in adults. Alprazolam (Xanax) belongs to benzodiazepine group of dugs, and is used in the treatment of insomnia and anxiety

Q. Is Trancodol a sedative/ make you sleepy?
Yes,Trancodol can cause sedation

Q. Can you take haloperidol with lorazepam?
Haloperidol interacts with lorazepam to cause increased sedation and impaired attention. Please consult your doctor before taking haloperidol with diazepam

Q. Does Trancodol cause weight gain or does Trancodol cause tardive dyskinesia?
Yes, in some people Trancodol may cause weight gain and tardive dyskinesia

Q. Does Trancodol cause respiratory depression/ hallucination?
Trancodol may cause dyspnea as well as other bahavioral abnormalities in patients. It is not known to cause respiratory depression/ hallucination.

Available Substitutes
Mindol 5mg Injection
Micron Biotech
₹4.5/ml of Injection Out of stock
Talendol 5mg Injection
Talent India
₹5.68/ml of Injection Out of stock
Check availability by pincode