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Buspirone – Usages, Side effects, Risk factors, Precautions
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About Buspirone
Buspirone is an antianxiety agent, anxiolytics, and nonbenzodiazepines.
Brand name
Buspirone is available with the following brand name:
- Buspar
- Buspirex
- Bustab
- Linbuspirone
Forms of Buspirone
Buspirone is available in the following form:
- Tablet
Tablet
Tablets are available in the following doses:
- 5mg
- 5mg
- 10mg
- 15mg
- 30mg
Disorder to treat
It is used for the treatment of the following disorder.
- Anxiety disorders
Administration of medicine in different Age groups
Administration of medicine in different age groups is as follows:
- Adults
- Pre-Adolescent
- Adolescent
Adults
- Orally 10-15 mg per day in a divided dose every 8-12hr. It may increase every 2-3 days from 5 mg per day to 15-30 mg per day orally in a divided dose every 8-12hrs.it may not exceed 60 mg per day.
Pre-adolescent
In pre-adolescent, it is used to treat Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Pre-adolescent: 2.5-5 mg orally every day. It may increase the dose by 2.5 mg every 3-4 days. It should not exceed 20 mg per day.
Adolescents
- Orally 5-10 mg per day is given. It may increase by 5 mg per day at weekly PRN intervals. It should not to exceed 60 mg per day is divided every 8-12hr.
Adverse effects
There are the following side effects of buspirone:
- Drowsiness
- Nervousness
- Myalgia
- Diarrhea
- Numbness
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Rash
- Allergic reaction
- Blurred vision
- Excitement
- Weakness
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Dream disturbances
- Paresthesia
- Bruising
- Nonspecific chest pain
- Confusion
- Menstrual irregularity
- Tremor
- Suicidal ideation
- Galactorrhea
- Tinnitus
- Syncope
- Heart failure
- Alopecia
- Dystonia
- Eosinophilia
- Sore throat
- Rectal bleeding
- Edema
- Akathisia
- Enuresis
- Photophobia
- Visual disturbances
- Anorexia
- Increased ocular pressure
Warnings
Following are the warnings that must know while using buspirone
Contraindications
There are the following contraindications of buspirone:
- Hypersensitivity
Cautions
- Do not use PRN for anxiety.
- Will not prevent withdrawal from other anxiolytics, such as a benzodiazepine.
- May cause cognitive-motor impairment.
- Restlessness syndrome associated with therapy.
- Use in severe renal/hepatic impairment is not recommended.
- Use with MAO inhibitors may result in hypertensive reactions (use not recommended).
Pregnancy
Lactation
Excretion in milk unknown/not recommended.
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