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Pharmocopia Medicine |
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| U4 Flupentixol 0.5mg & Melitracen 10mg | ||||||||||
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Depression and Anxiety can strike anyone.Anxiety is a frequenty problem for depressed patients and more
than 95% of all depressed patients suffer from anxiety. Conversely, it is likely that 20-65% of patients suffering from anxiety are also depressed. According to WHO Depression accounts for the loss of an average of 4 years of active life for every person in the world. The incidence and the prevalence of depression both rise markedly in those aged over 55 years: -It is the most common psychiatric mood disorder of old age -About 15% of those aged over 65 years old are clinically depressed at any one time. This compares with a population lifetime prevalence of 5-10%. Also An estimated 340 million people around the world suffer from the disease. Tt is estimated that, at any given time, 1.9% of all men and 3.2% of all women suffer from a depressive disorder for which they require treatment. There are many physical and social factors |
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| - Stress, tension, fear etc - Psychoneurosis - Menopause - Dysmenorrhea |
- GL disturbances without organic findings - Chronic pain e.g. arthritis,spondylosis,headacge etc. - Alcoholism and drug addiction - Asthenia without any cause |
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| Effetive in MADD | ||||||||||
| No of patients Disease Trial type Results |
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of both sexes, age ranging from 18 to 60 year :Mixed Anxiety and Depressive Disorders (MADD) :Comparison between (Flupentixol + Melitracen) Vs Alprazolam :(Flupentixol + Melitracen) U4 was effective in MADD & superior to Alprazolams |
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