Ketilept coated tablets 200mg №60

Use Ketilept is used to treat acute and chronic psychoses, including schizophrenia. - How to take Ketilept should be taken orally 2 times a day, regardless of food intake. - Adults: - Treatment of acute and chronic psychoses, including schizophrenia: The total daily dose for the first 4 days of therapy is: on day 1 - 50 mg, on day 2 - 100 mg, on day 3 - 200 mg, and on day 4 - 300 mg. Starting from day 4 and thereafter, the dose should be titrated to the usual effective dose range of 300-450 mg per day. Depending on clinical efficacy and individual tolerability of treatment, the dose can be adjusted within 150-750 mg per day. - Maintenance therapy: The lowest effective dose of the drug should be used. - Elderly patients: Ketilept should be used with caution, especially at the beginning of the treatment course. The initial dose is 25 mg per day. The dose should be increased by 25-50 mg per day until an effective dose is reached, which is usually lower than in younger patients. - During Ketilept treatment, alcohol consumption should be avoided. It is not recommended to drink grapefruit juice during Ketilept treatment, as it may alter the effectiveness of this drug. - Contraindications Do not take Ketilept if you are taking: - medications for HIV infection; - some antifungal agents from the azole group; - antibiotics such as erythromycin or clarithromycin; - nefazodone (used to treat depression). Also, Ketilept should not be taken by elderly people suffering from dementia, as the group of drugs to which Ketilept belongs may increase the risk of stroke or, in some cases, the risk of death in elderly patients with dementia. - Storage Store at a temperature not exceeding 25degreeC, out of reach of children.