Rejoy 15mg Tablet

mirtazapine, take it as soon as remember unless it is close to when the next dose is due. If anyone missed a dose of medication and it is close to the time of next dose, skip the missed dose and should take next dose at the regularly scheduled time. One should not take double or more than prescribed dose.

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Interaction

Rejoy has clinically significant drug-drug interactions with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI) & other serotonergic drugs such as tryptophan, triptans, linezolid, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, venlafaxine, lithium, tramadol, or St. John's wort. Rejoy may interrupt the metabolism or activity of Carbamazepine, Phenytoin or Cimetidine. Patient should avoid Alcohol & Diazepam while taking Rejoy.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity: Mirtazapine is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to Mirtazapine or to any of the excipients.

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: The concomitant use of Mirtazapine and a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor is contraindicated. Mirtazapine should not be used within 14 days of initiating or discontinuing therapy with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).

Side Effects

The most common side effects of Rejoy are dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth, increased appetite, weight gain etc.

Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy Category-C. Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they become pregnant or intend to become pregnant during Mirtazapine therapy. Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they are breastfeeding an infant.

Precautions & Warnings

Patients, their families, and their caregivers should be encouraged to be alert to the emergence of anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, insomnia, irritability, hostility, aggressiveness, impulsivity, akathisia (psychomotor restlessness), hypomania, mania, other unusual changes in behavior, worsening of depression, and suicidal ideation, especially early during antidepressant treatment and when the dose is adjusted up or down. Patients who are to receive Rejoy should be warned about the risk of developing agranulocytosis. Rejoy may impair judgment, thinking, and particularly, motor skills, because of its prominent sedative effect. Clinically significant ALT (SGPT) elevations (≥3 times the upper limit of the normal range) may occur.

Therapeutic Class

Atypical anti-depressant drugs

Storage Conditions

Keep away from light and moisture. Store below 30º C. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.