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Mellaril Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Mellaril Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Mellaril® (thioridazine HCl) Structural Formula Illustration

Mellaril® (thioridazine HCl) is indicated for the management of schizophrenic patients who fail to respond adequately to treatment with other antipsychotic drugs. Due to the risk of significant, potentially life-threatening, proarrhythmic effects with Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) treatment, Mellaril (thioridazine hcl) should be used only in patients who have failed to respond adequately to treatment with appropriate courses of other antipsychotic drugs, either because of insufficient effectiveness or

the inability to achieve an effective dose due to intolerable adverse effects ...

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Mellaril Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using thioridazine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

  • dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeat;
  • twitching or uncontrollable movements of your eyes, lips, tongue, face, arms, or legs;
  • tremor (uncontrolled shaking), drooling, trouble swallowing, problems with balance or walking;
  • feeling restless, jittery, or agitated;
  • ...

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Mellaril Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia). This medication helps you to think more clearly, feel less nervous, and take part in everyday life. It can also help prevent suicide in people likely to harm themselves and reduce aggression and the desire to hurt others. It can help decrease your negative thoughts and hallucinations. Thioridazine belongs to a class of drugs known as phenothiazines.

OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the...

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What is Mellaril Consumer Information?

Warnings - Uses - How to Use - Side Effects - Precautions - Drug Interactions and More

Mellaril - User Reviews

Mellaril User Reviews

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Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration

 

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.


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