Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Composition of Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Duvanta 60 mg Tablet contains Duloxetine (60mg). It belongs to the Antidepressant class of medicines.

Uses of Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Neuropathic pain

Key benefits

• In Neuropathic pain Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet is a combination of medicines used to treat long-lasting (chronic) pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes
• shingles
• or spinal cord injury. It reduces pain and its associated symptoms such as mood changes
• sleep problems
• and tiredness. It is thought to work by interfering with pain signals that travel through the damaged nerves and the brain. It also contains nutritional supplements that are essential for improving nerve conduction. Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet regularly will improve your physical and social functioning and overall quality of life. It takes a few weeks to work so you need to take it regularly even if you feel it is not doing any good. Once your symptoms have gone you should still keep taking the medicine until your doctor advises you to stop.

How Duvanta 60 mg Tablet works

Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet is a combination of two medicines:

How to take Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet may be taken with or without food.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

If you miss a dose of Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine can cause fits, dangerous heart rhythm disturbance and coma, and is particularly dangerous with the older tricyclic medicines. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Most side effects of Duvanta are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Warnings and precautions

These medicines take two to four weeks to begin working, and longer for the full effect. Stopping at two weeks because nothing has changed is the commonest mistake. Never stop suddenly. Abrupt withdrawal causes dizziness, electric-shock sensations, irritability and flu-like symptoms — your doctor will reduce the dose gradually. Tell your doctor or go to hospital immediately if thoughts of harming yourself appear or worsen, particularly in the first weeks or after a dose change, and especially in anyone under twenty-five. Seek urgent care for agitation with fever, shivering, a racing heart, muscle twitching or confusion, particularly if more than one medicine affecting serotonin is being taken. Side effects are usually worst in the first fortnight and then settle.

Do not take Duvanta if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Must not be combined with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, or started within the gap your doctor specifies after one.

Interactions with other medicines

Tramadol, triptans for migraine, linezolid, St John's wort and other antidepressants can together raise serotonin dangerously. Anti-inflammatory painkillers and blood thinners increase the bleeding risk when combined with this group.

How to store Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.

Expert advice for Duvanta 60 mg Tablet

Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet is used to treat certain types of long-lasting pain caused by damage to nerves. It may ease the pain within a few days but it may take 2-3 weeks before you see maximum benefit. Inform your doctor if you are taking any other pain-relieving medicines. Along with taking this medicine, your doctor might advise you to undergo physiotherapy to get relief from pain. You might experience low sexual desire after taking Duvanta NP 60mg/1500mcg Tablet, talk to your doctor if it troubles you.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

INTAS PHARMACEUTICALS`

Therapeutic class:

NEURO CNS

Drug class:

Antidepressant

Chemical class:

Naphthalene derivative