Details
Convulex Indications
Epileptic syndromes:
- treatment of primary generalized, partial and secondary generalized
- epileptic seizures.
Bipolar disorder: treatment of mania in bipolar disorder syndrome.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to valproate, dyvalproatu, valpromidu or to any component of the drug in history.
Acute hepatitis.
Chronic hepatitis.
Cases of severe hepatitis in an individual or a family history of the patient, especially caused by drugs.
Hepatic porphyria.
The combination of mefloquine and St. John's wort extract (see. "Interaction with other medicinal products").
Children weighing less than 17 kg.
Children under 6 years (due to the risk of falling into the airway during swallowing).
Severe dysfunction of pancreas.
Dosage & Administration
Take internally.
The capsules should be taken not liquid, squeezed small amount of liquid, during or after a meal.
The daily dose should be taken 1 or 2 times, preferably during meals.
Single dose possible if a well-controlled epilepsy.
When you go to save Konvuleks recommended daily dose in patients proper control of the disease which has been made in the application forms of the drug Konvuleks immediate release of the active ingredient.
If the patient has received therapy and take other antiepileptic drugs Convulex treatment should be started gradually, reaching the optimal dose about 2 weeks, after which, depending on the effectiveness of treatment, the dose should be reduced drugs that the patient is at the same time.
If patient does not accept any other antiepileptic drugs, the dose should be increased gradually at intervals of 2-3 days to reach the optimal dose approximately after 1 week.
