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1 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 1 of 6 Chapter 4 ~ Central nervous system 4.1 Hypnotics and anxiolytics Hypnotics CHLORAL HYDRATE CLOMETHIAZOLE NITRAZEPAM TEMAZEPAM TRICLOFOS SODIUM ZOPICLONE Syrup 500mg in Capsule 192mg Syrup SF 250mg in Oral suspension 2.5mg in Oral solution SF 10mg in Tablet 10mg Oral solution 500mg in Tablet 3.75mg Tablet 7.5mg Anxiolytics BUSPIRONE CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE DIAZEPAM LORAZEPAM Capsule 5mg; 10 mg Injection 5mg in 1ml Injection (emulsion) 5mg in 1ml Rectal solution 5mg; 10mg Oral solution 2mg in ; 5mg in Tablet 2mg; 5mg Injection 4mg in 1ml Tablet 1mg 4.2 Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders Antipsychotic drugs Typical antipsychotics CHLORPROMAZINE HALOPERIDOL PROMAZINE Injection 50mg in 2ml Syrup 25mg in ; 100mg in Tablet 10mg; 25mg; 50mg; 100mg Capsule 500microgram Injection 5mg in 1ml Liquid 10mg in Tablet 1.5mg; 5mg; 10mg Syrup 50mg in Tablet 25mg

2 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 2 of 6 Tablet 200mg SULPIRIDE TRIFLUOPERAZINE 4.3 Antidepressant drugs Solution SF 5mg in Tablet 1mg; 5mg Tricyclic and related antidepressant drugs AMITRIPTYLINE CLOMIPRAMINE DOSULEPIN IMIPRAMINE Oral soultion 25mg in Tablet 10mg; 25mg Capsule 10mg; 25mg Capsule 25mg Tablet 75mg Tablet 10mg; 25mg Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors CITALOPRAM Oral drops 40mg in 1ml FLUOXETINE FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE PAROXETINE SERTRALINE Tablet 20mg Capsule 20mg Liquid 20mg in Liquid SF 10mg in Tablet 20mg 4.6 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BETAHISTINE CINNARIZINE CYCLIZINE DOMPERIDONE HYOSCINE HYDROBROMIDE METOCLOPRAMIDE ONDANSETRON Tablet 8mg Tablet 15mg Injection 50mg in 1ml Suppositories 30mg Suspension SF 5mg in Tablet 10mg SCOPODERM TTS Patches 1mg / 72 hours Injection 5mg in 1ml Oral solution SF 5mg in Tablet 10mg Injection 4mg in 2ml; 8mg in 4ml Tablet 4mg; 8mg Syrup SF 4mg in Wafer-tablet 4mg PROCHLOR- Injection 12.5mg in 1ml

3 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 3 of 6 Syrup 5mg in PERAZINE 4.7 Analgesics Non-opioid analgesics ASPIRIN CO-CODAMOL CO-DYDRAMOL PARACETAMOL Dispersible tablet 300mg Enteric coated tablet 300mg Suppository 150mg; 300mg Capsule 30mg / 500mg (TYLEX ) Effervescent tablet 30mg / 500mg (SOLPADOL ) Soluble tablet 8mg / 500mg Tablet 30mg / 500mg (KAPAKE ) Tablet 10mg / 500mg Soluble tablet 500mg Suppository 60mg; 125mg; 240mg; 250mg; 500mg Suspension SF 120mg in Suspension 250mg in Tablet 500mg Opioid analgesics BUPRENORPHINE CODEINE PHOSPHATE DIHYDROCODEINE TARTRATE Patch 35microgram/hour for 72 hours; 52.5microgram/hour for 70microgram/hour for 72 hours Sublingual tablet 200microgram Intramuscular injection 60mg in 1ml Syrup 25mg in Oral solution 10mg in Injection 50mg in 1ml Tablet 30mg

4 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 4 of 6 FENTANYL Patch 25 microgram / hour for 50microgram / hour for 75microgram / hour for 100microgram / hour for 72 hours Injection 10mg in 1ml; 30mg in 1ml MORPHINE SULPHATE OXYCODONE PETHIDINE TRAMADOL Antimigraine drugs Modified release capsule 30mg; 60mg; 90mg; 150mg; 200mg Modified release granules 20mg; 30mg; 60mg; 100mg 5mg; 10mg; 30mg; 60mg; 100mg Oral solution 10mg in Tablet 10mg; 20mg Capsule 5mg 10mg; 20mg Concentrated oral solution SF 10mg in 1ml Injection 20mg in 2ml 80mg 5mg; 10mg; 20mg; 40mg Oral solution SF 5mg in Suppository 30mg Injection 50mg in 1ml; 100mg in 2ml Capsule 50mg Injection 100mg in 2ml Soluble tablet 50mg Treatment of the acute migraine attack MIGRALEVE Duopack tablets SUMATRIPTAN Injection 6mg in Prophylaxis of migraine CLONIDINE PIZOTIFEN ; 100mg Tablet 25microgram Tablet 1.5mg Tablet 500microgram

5 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 5 of Antiepileptics Control of epilepsy CARBAMAZEPINE CLONAZEPAM ETHOSUXIMIDE Liquid SF 100mg in 200mg; 400mg Suppository 125mg; 250mg Tablet 100mg; 200mg Tablet 400mg Tablet 500microgram; 2mg Capsule 250mg Syrup 250mg in GABAPENTIN Capsule 100mg; 300mg LAMOTRIGINE Dispersible tablet 5mg; 25mg Tablet 25mg; 50mg; 100mg PHENOBARBITAL Elixir 15mg in PHENYTOIN Injection 30mg in 1ml Tablet 15mg; 30mg Capsule 25mg; 50mg; 100mg Injection 250mg in Suspension 30mg in Tablet 100mg PRIMIDONE Tablet 250mg SODIUM VALPROATE Crushable tablets 100mg Enteric coated tablet 200mg; 500mg Epilim Chrono modified release tablet 200mg; 300mg; 500mg Injection 400mg VIGABATRIN Liquid SF 200mg in Powder SF 500mg per sachet Tablet 500mg Drugs used in status epilepticus CLONAZEPAM Injection 1mg in 1ml (+ 1ml water for injections) DIAZEPAM Rectal solution 2.5mg 4.9 Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders Dopaminergic drugs used in parkinsonism CO-BENELDOPA MADOPAR 62.5 capsule 12.5mg / 50mg MADOPAR 125

6 Chapter 4 ~ Central Nervous System: General Section 6 of 6 capsule 25mg / 100mg MADOPAR 250 capsule 50mg / 200mg MADOPAR 125 dispersible tablet 25mg / 100mg MADOPAR CR modified release capsule 25mg / 100mg CO-CARELDOPA SINEMET-62.5 tablet 12.5mg / 50mg SINEMET-110 tablet 10mg / 100mg SINEMET-PLUS tablet 25mg / 100mg SINEMET-275 tablet 25mg / 250mg SINEMET CR modified release tablet 50mg / 200mg HALF SINEMET CR modified release tablet 25mg / 100mg SELEGILINE Antimuscarinic drugs used in parkinsonism BENZATROPINE Injection 2mg in 2ml MESILATE PROCYCLIDINE Injection 5mg in 1ml Syrup SF 2.5mg in

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