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Beta max.

Таблетки, покрытые пленочной оболочкой, БетамаксBeta max. – antipsychotic drug, a neuroleptic.

Form of release and structure

Medicine is produced in tablets, film coated: round, biconvex, white color (on 30 pieces in plastic bottles, on 1 bottle in a cardboard pack).

Active agent: Sulpiridum, in 1 tablet – 50 mg, 100 mg or 200 mg.

Indications to use

Beta max. is appointed as monotherapy or in combination with other means from group of psychotropic drugs at the following diseases:

  • Schizophrenia (acute and chronic);
  • Depressions of various origin;
  • Acute delirious states (stupefaction, hallucinations, disturbance of consciousness and a disorientation in time and location, often observable at people after operations (anesthesia), at an alcoholism, after heart attacks and severe intoxications);
  • Neurosises;
  • Migraine;
  • Dizziness at vertebro-basilar insufficiency, vestibular neuritis, Menyer's disease, otitis;
  • Stomach ulcer and duodenum, syndrome of the angry intestines (as supportive application).

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to drug;
  • Acute form of an alcoholic poisoning, sleeping pill, analgetics;
  • Idiopathic hypertensia;
  • Epilepsy;
  • Giperprolaktinemiya;
  • Pheochromocytoma;
  • Heat of passion and aggressions;
  • Breastfeeding period;
  • Age up to 18 years.

Betamaks's use at pregnancy and feeding by a breast is admissible only in cases when the effect of therapy exceeds risk for a fruit.

Route of administration and dosage

Drug should be accepted not later than 16:00. The dosage of medicine depends on the diagnosis and is defined by the attending physician individually.

At schizophrenia or delirious psychosis the initial dose of drug makes from 600 to 1200 mg a day divided into several receptions at a maintenance therapy – from 300 to 800 mg a day.

At a depression Beta max. accept 150-200 mg a day (as much as possible – 600 mg), dividing a dose into several receptions, at neurosises – on 400-600 mg a day.

At dizziness drug is accepted on 150-200 mg a day (in hard cases – on 300-400 mg), at migraine – on 100-300 mg a day.

At inclusion of medicine in complex therapy of diseases of digestive tract, drug appoint 150 mg a day in 3 receptions. Therapy duration – 1-1,5 months.

The daily dose of drug for patients of advanced age makes ¼-½ from a usual adult dose.

Side effects

  • Giperprolaktinemiya;
  • Increase in body weight, the increased sweating;
  • Locks, nausea, vomiting, dryness in a mouth, heartburn;
  • Extrapyramidal syndrome, tremor, dyskinesia, akathisia, frustration of a dream, uneasiness, headache, dizziness, hyperthermia;
  • Increase or lowering of arterial pressure, tachycardia;
  • Allergic reactions;
  • Decrease in visual acuity.

Special instructions

During treatment by Betamaks it is necessary to observe extra care at management of transport and work with difficult mechanisms.

In case of development of a hyperthermia reception of medicine should be stopped.

Analogs

The drugs Eglonyl, Sulpiridum and Prosulpin belong to structural analogs of Betamaks.

Conditions and periods of storage

To store at a temperature not above 25 °C.

Period of validity – 2 years.

 
 
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