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APO-DOXEPIN is a brand name for Doxepin, supplied as a capsule. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: The antidepressant and anxiolytic properties of APO-DOXEPIN (doxepin hydrochloride) have been found to be of value in the drug treatment of: 1. Psychoneurotic patients with anxiety and/or depressive reactions; • Anxiety neurosis associated with somatic disorders; • Alcoholic patients with anxiety and/or depression. 2.…
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An optimum daily dosage of APO-DOXEPIN (doxepin hydrochloride) depends on the condition which is being treated and the response of the individual. Some patients respond promptly, others may not respond for 2 weeks or longer. d. is recommended in most patients.
This dosage should be increased as required by 25 mg increments at appropriate intervals until a therapeutic response is obtained. The usual optimal dosage range is 100 to 150 mg per day. In some patients, up to 300 mg per day may be required, but there is rarely any benefit to be obtained by increasing this dosage.
In elderly patients it is advisable to proceed more cautiously with dosage increments and to initiate treatment with a lower dosage. Once a satisfactory therapeutic response has been obtained, it is generally possible to reduce the dosage and still maintain this effect.
For maintenance therapy in depressed patients, the total daily dosage, up to 150 mg, may be given on a once-a-day schedule. This dosage should be established as described above and should preferably be given at bedtime. The 150 mg capsule strength is intended for maintenance therapy only and is not recommended for initiation of treatment.
3 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100. 3 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100. 5 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100. 8 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100.
APO-DOXEPIN capsule 100 mg:
Each hard gelatin capsule (flesh opaque body, blue opaque cap, hard gelatin capsule, imprinted “DX 100” with white powder fill) contains doxepin hydrochloride equivalent to 100 mg of doxepin as 113 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100.
6 mg doxepin hydrochloride. Available in bottles of 100 capsules. 84 g/mol Description Doxepin is a white, crystalline powder with a slight, amine-like odour. 5 parts of water, in 1 part of ethanol (96%) and in 2 parts of chloroform. Its melting point is 185°C to 191°C.
Composition In addition to doxepin hydrochloride, each capsule contains the non -medicinal ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, gelatin, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, talc and titanium dioxide.
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3 mg doxepin hydrochloride.
Each 10 mg capsule shell contains the following coloring agents:
D&C Red No. 28, D&C Red No. 33, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1 and FD&C Red No. 40. 3 mg doxepin hydrochloride.
Each 25 mg capsule shell contains the following coloring agents:
D&C Red No. 28, FD&C Blue No. 1 and FD&C Red No. 40. 5 mg doxepin hydrochloride. 11 Each 50 mg capsule shell contains the following coloring agents: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1 and FD&C Red No. 40. 8 mg doxepin hydrochloride.
Each 75 mg capsule shell contains the following coloring agents:
D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10 and FD&C Blue No. 1. APO-DOXEPIN Capsule 100 mg Each Capsule contains 100 mg of doxepin as 113 mg doxepin hydrochloride.
Each 100 mg capsule shell contains following coloring agents:
D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10 and FD&C Blue No. 1. 6 mg doxepin hydrochloride.
Each 150 mg capsule shell contains the following coloring agents:
D&C Red No. 28, FD&C Blue No. 1 and FD&C Red No. 40. The edible black ink on each capsule shell contains the non-medicinal ingredients agents: D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake, FD&C Red No.
40 aluminum lake, iron oxide black, propylene glycol and shellac. Stability and Storage Recommendations Store at room temperature 15°C to 30°C. Doxepin shares diverse pharmacological properties with related tricyclic anti-depressants.
It antagonizes the sedation caused by tetrabenazine and in combination with tetrabenazine causes a 'jumping' syndrome in rats. Doxepin also significantly blocks and reverses reserpine - induced hypothermia in mice, and potentiates and prolongs the stimulant action of amphetamine.
It blocks the uptake of tritiated norepinephrine into rat heart and, in anesthetised cats, it potentiates and prolongs the pressor effect of norepinephrine, but reduces the pressor effect of epinephrine. The prolonged contraction of the nictitating membrane observed in […]