Product introduction
Depotex 4mg Tablet is a medicine used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions such as severe allergic conditions, asthma, rheumatic disorder, skin and eye disorders, and systemic lupus erythematosus. It provides relief by preventing the release of substances that cause inflammation.
Depotex 4mg Tablet should be taken with or without food. This will prevent you from getting an upset stomach. The dose and duration will depend on what you are being treated for. You should always take the amount prescribed. Do not take a larger dose or use it more often. Keep taking it regularly even if you feel well. Some conditions will become worse if you stop using this medicine.
The most common side effects of this medicine include infection, increased blood pressure, acne, mood disroder and decreased potassium level in blood. If these side effects bother you or do not go away, your doctor may suggest ways of preventing or reducing them. The use of this medicine may lower your ability to fight infections so avoid being near people who might pass on infections such as measles, chickenpox, or flu.
Before using this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you have brittle bones (osteoporosis), mood disorders, high blood pressure, or liver disease. Also, tell your doctor if you have diabetes, this medicine may increase blood glucose levels which can cause or worsen diabetes. Many other drugs may affect, or be affected by, this medicine so let your doctor know all other medicines you are using, to make sure it is safe. You should also tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Uses of Depotex Tablet
- Treatment of Allergic conditions
- Treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Treatment of Skin disorders
- Treatment of Eye disorders
- Treatment of Rheumatic disorder
Benefits of Depotex Tablet
In Treatment of Allergic conditions
Depotex 4mg Tablet is used to treat different inflammatory and allergic conditions including arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis which affect the skin, blood, eyes, lungs, stomach, and nervous system. It works by lowering your immune system’s response to these conditions thereby reducing symptoms such as swelling, pain, itching and other allergic-type reactions.
This medicine is given orally (by mouth). You should always take it as it has been prescribed for you. Do not stop taking it without your doctor’s advice. This can cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Because this medicine weakens your immune system, you should avoid being near people who are ill or have infections.
This medicine is given orally (by mouth). You should always take it as it has been prescribed for you. Do not stop taking it without your doctor’s advice. This can cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Because this medicine weakens your immune system, you should avoid being near people who are ill or have infections.
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Side effects of Depotex Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Depotex
- Increased risk of infection
- Fluid overload
- Growth retardation
- Skin atrophy
- Mood changes
- Posterior subcapsular cataract
- Impaired healing
- Decreased potassium level in blood
How to use Depotex Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Depotex 4mg Tablet may be taken with or without food.
Avoid Depotex 4mg Tablet with dietary sodium.
Avoid Depotex 4mg Tablet with dietary sodium.
How Depotex Tablet works
Depotex 4mg Tablet is a steroid which works by blocking the production of certain chemical messengers in the body that cause inflammation (redness and swelling) and allergies.
Safety advice
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Depotex 4mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Depotex 4mg Tablet is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Depotex 4mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. It should be used only if the expected benefit outweighs the potential risk. Please consult your doctor.
Driving
SAFE
Depotex 4mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Undesirable effects, such as dizziness, vertigo, visual disturbances and fatigue are possible after treatment with Depotex 4mg Tablet. This may affect your driving ability.
Undesirable effects, such as dizziness, vertigo, visual disturbances and fatigue are possible after treatment with Depotex 4mg Tablet. This may affect your driving ability.
Kidney
CAUTION
Depotex 4mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
Liver
CAUTION
Depotex 4mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
| Weight | 11 g |
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