What Are The Uses Of Levosulpiride?

LevosulpirideLevosulpiride, a neuroleptic and prokinetic agent (substituted benzamide antipsychotic drug), is used in the treatment of following conditions:

• Schizophrenia (for negative symptoms).
• Vertigo.
• Psychoses.
• Dyspepsia.
• Anxiety disorders.
• Dysthymia.
• Premature ejaculation.
• Irritable bowel syndrome.

What Are The Side Effects Of Levosulpiride?

The most common side effects of Levosulpiride are:

• Headache.
• Sleepiness.
• Increased production of breast milk in women.
• Dizziness.
• fever

Sometimes severe ( but rare) side effects are:

• An absence of periods.
• Muscle stiffness.
• Changes in sexual desire.

Please consult a physician if the symptoms are persistent.

What Are The Contraindications Of Levosulpiride?

Please inform your doctor if you have any of the following conditions:

• Hyper sensitivity towards the drug levosulpiride or any other allergies.
• Epilepsy.
• Gastro intestinal bleeding.
• Cardiac impairment.
• Hyperprolactinaemia (abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood)
• Mammary dysplasia.