Fluoxetine hydrochloride - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Status 1
- Capsules
Status 2
- Dispersible tablets
- Oral solution
Fluoxetine dispersible tablets are the more cost effective option in patents without dysphagia.
Fluoxetine oral solution and dispersible tablets are clinically interchangable for oral use.
Documentation
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PAD Profile
Off-label use.
Initiation, stabilisation and review by the Mental Health specialist team for a minimum of 1 month before any request is made to transfer prescribing responsibility to primary care.
Committee Recommendations (1)
The Surrey Heartlands Area Prescribing Committee has agreed to change the length of time that the specialist mental health team should prescribe citalopram, escitalopram, sertraline, fluoxetine and paroxetine for the treatment of PTSD before making a request to primary care.
BLUE (with specialist team initiation). A request for transfer of care to primary care can be made after monitoring for treatment efficacy has been completed, the patient is on the optimal treatment dose and has been stable, defined such that symptoms are not interfering with daily life for at least 1 month.
Other Indications
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Other Drugs
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