Sulpor 200mg/5ml Oral Solution
Sulpiride
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or your pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed only for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
- If any of these side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
In this leaflet
- 1. What Sulpor is and what it is used for
- 2. Before you take Sulpor
- 3. How to take Sulpor
- 4. Possible side effects
- 5. How to store Sulpor
- 6. Further information
What Sulpor is and what it is used for
The name of your medicine is Sulpor. It contains sulpiride. This belongs to a group of medicines called benzamides. These act on the brain to reduce abnormal behaviour.
Sulpor is used for treating schizophrenia.
Before you take Sulpor
Do not take Sulpor and tell your doctor if:
- you are allergic (hypersensitive) to sulpiride or any other ingredients in this liquid (listed in Section 6). The signs of an allergic reaction include a rash, itching or shortness of breath
- you have high blood pressure due to a growth on your adrenal glands (phaeochromocytoma)
- you have porphyria, a problem with your metabolism that can cause skin blisters, pain in and around your stomach (abdomen) and brain or nervous system problems
- severe kidney, blood or liver problems
- you have an alcohol-related illness or any other problems that affect your nervous system
- you have ever had breast cancer or a type of brain tumour called ‘pituitary prolactinoma’
- you are taking levodopa (see section ‘Taking other medicines’).
Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.
Take special care with Sulpor
Before you take Sulpor, tell your doctor if:
- you have ‘hypomania’. These are mood swings that may show as excitability, anger, irritability and a lower need for sleep
- you have heart problems. If you or members of your family suffer from heart problems, your doctor may give you some tests on your heart and blood before giving you Sulpor
- you or someone else in your family has a history of blood clots, as medicines like these have been associated with formation of blood clots
- you have epilepsy
- you have Parkinson’s Disease
- you have had a stroke.
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Sulpor.
Taking other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Sulpor can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some medicines can affect the way Sulpor works.
In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
- Levodopa, used to treat Parkinson’s Disease (sometimes this is called L-dopa). You must not take this at the same time as Sulpor
- medicines to treat high blood pressure or migraine such as beta-blockers, clonidine or diuretics (water tablets)
- medicines used to treat abnormal heart rhythms (quinidine, disopyramide, amiodarone, sotalol) or angina (diltiazem, verapamil) and other heart problems (digoxin)
- sucralfate, cisapride and antacids used to treat stomach problems or laxatives
- lithium used to treat depression
- medicines used to treat epilepsy
- steroids such as prednisolone, dexamethasone and tetracosactide
- medicines to treat infections such as erythromycin or amphotericin B that are injected into a vein or pentamidine that is breathed in or given by injection
- medicines used to treat Parkinson’s Disease, including ropinirole
- medicines used to treat mental or emotional problems such as pimozide, thioridazine, haloperidol or imipramine.
If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Sulpor.
Taking Sulpor with food and drink
Do not drink alcohol while taking Sulpor. This is because Sulpor can make you drowsy and alcohol will make you even more drowsy.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.
Driving and using machines
Sulpor may make you drowsy or less alert to your surroundings. If this happens to you, do not drive or use machinery.
Important information about what is in Sulpor
This medicine contains:
- methyl and propyl parahydroxybenzoates. These may cause an allergic reaction. This allergy may happen some time after starting the medicine
- liquid maltitol (a type of sugar). If your doctor has told you that you cannot tolerate some sugars, talk to your doctor before taking this medicine.
How to take Sulpor
Take this medicine as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Look on the label and ask the doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Taking this medicine
- this medicine contains 200mg of sulpiride in each 5ml
- take this medicine by mouth.
Adults:
The usual dose for adults is:
- the doctor will start you on a dose of 200mg (5ml) to 400mg (10ml) two times a day (usually morning and early evening)
- the doctor may reduce the dose or increase it to a maximum of 1200mg (30ml) two times a day
- if you are an older person the dose will be the same as that for adults unless you have a kidney or liver problem. The doctor may lower the dose in this case.
Children:
This medicine must not be given children under the age of 14.
If you take more Sulpor than you should
If you take more Sulpor than you should, talk to a doctor or go to a hospital straight away. Take the medicine pack with you so the doctor knows what you have taken.
If you forget to take Sulpor
- if you forget a dose, skip the missed dose then go on as before.
- do not take a double dose (two doses at the same time) to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you stop taking Sulpor
Keep taking this medicine until your doctor tells you to stop, as it may be necessary to lower the dose gradually.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Sulpor can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away if you have an allergic reaction to Sulpor.
Signs of an allergic reaction may include:
- any kind of skin rash, flaking skin, boils or sore lips and mouth
- sudden wheezing, fluttering or tightness of the chest or collapse.
Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor straight away if you have any of the following:
- early warning signs such as unusually fast heart beats and sweating
- over heating, muscle stiffness, change in consciousness leading to a coma.
If you get any of the following side effects, see your doctor as soon as possible:
- blood clots in the veins especially in the legs (symptoms include swelling, pain and redness in the leg), which may travel through blood vessels to the lungs causing chest pain and difficulty in breathing. If you notice any of these symptoms seek medical advice immediately
- changes in the rhythm of your heart beat or heart attack
- muscle spasms, jerky movements of your hands or feet, unusual facial movements, shaking or a large amount of saliva in your mouth
- jaundice, which normally shows as yellowing of your skin and whites of the eyes
- inflammation of your liver (hepatitis). The signs of this include feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting), swelling in your upper abdomen
- feeling more agitated and restless
- having fits
- feeling dizzy when standing up. This may be a sign of low blood pressure
Tell your doctor if you get any of these side effects:
- feeling sleepy or drowsy
- unable to sleep
- swelling and breast pain (men or women) and secretion of breast milk in women
- irregular or absent periods
- changes in sexual function
- diarrhoea that may be caused by the liquid maltitol in the medicine
- weight gain
There have been reports of unexplained deaths, but it is not proven that they were due to sulpiride. In elderly people with dementia, a small increase in the number of deaths has been reported for patients taking antipsychotics compared with those not receiving antipsychotics.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
How to store Sulpor
- keep out of the reach and sight of children
- do not store above 25°C.
- get rid of the medicine 3 months after opening
- do not use after the expiry date which is stated on the label and carton (Exp: month, year)
- the expiry date refers to the last day of that month
- do not use Sulpor if you notice a change in the appearance or smell of the medicine. Talk to your pharmacist
- medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Further information
What Sulpor contains
- the active ingredient is sulpiride.
- the other ingredients are methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), propylene glycol (E1520), citric acid monohydrate (E330), liquid maltitol (E965), lemon flavour, aniseed flavour and purified water.
What Sulpor looks like and contents of the pack
A colourless to slightly yellow liquid with an odour of lemon and aniseed
It comes in a brown glass bottle holding 150ml of liquid.
Marketing Authorisation Holder and Manufacturer
This leaflet was last revised in January 2010
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