Nexluma Capsule 10's

Nexluma Capsule 10's is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and depressive episodes associated with bipolar I or II disorder. The detailed uses of Nexluma Capsule 10's are as follows:

• Schizophrenia: Nexluma Capsule 10's helps reduce symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thoughts, and social withdrawal, allowing people with schizophrenia to function better in daily life.
• Bipolar depression: Nexluma Capsule 10's helps improve depressive symptoms associated with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder, including sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and impaired concentration.

Nexluma Capsule 10's helps restore the balance of brain chemicals involved in mood, thinking, and behaviour. It can improve overall functioning while having a relatively lower tendency to cause movement disorders or significant weight gain compared with some older antipsychotic medicines. Benefits may include:

• Reduces psychotic symptoms: Helps control hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thinking.
• Improves mood: Reduces depressive symptoms associated with bipolar disorder.
• Supports daily functioning: Helps improve concentration, motivation, and social interactions.
• Lower risk of movement problems: Compared with many traditional antipsychotics, Nexluma Capsule 10's generally has a lower risk of causing extrapyramidal symptoms.
• May have a favourable metabolic profile: May cause less weight gain and fewer metabolic changes than some other atypical antipsychotics, although monitoring is still important.

• Take Nexluma Capsule 10's with food for better absorption or as advised by a doctor
• Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication, to ensure the safety
• Swallow the medicine as a whole with a glass of water
• Do not crush, break, or chew it.

• Eat a balanced diet: Include plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats in your meals. A nutritious diet supports your overall health and may help reduce the risk of weight gain and metabolic changes associated with antipsychotic medicines.
• Stay physically active: Engage in regular physical activity, such as walking, cycling, swimming, or yoga, for at least 150 minutes each week, if appropriate for your health. Exercise can improve mood, support cardiovascular health, and help maintain a healthy weight.
• Avoid alcohol and recreational drugs: Do not drink alcohol or use recreational drugs while taking Nexluma Capsule 10's. These substances can increase drowsiness, dizziness, and impaired judgment, and may worsen your mental health symptoms or interfere with treatment.
• Maintain a regular sleep routine: Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day to promote healthy sleep. A consistent sleep schedule supports your mental well-being and may help improve your response to treatment.
• Attend regular health check-ups: Keep all scheduled appointments with your healthcare provider to monitor your weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and overall treatment response. Regular monitoring helps detect and manage potential side effects early.

• Do not stop treatment suddenly: Continue taking Nexluma Capsule 10's exactly as prescribed, even if you feel better. Stopping the medicine without your doctor's advice may cause your symptoms to return or worsen.
• Avoid alcohol: Do not drink alcohol while taking Nexluma Capsule 10's, as it can increase drowsiness, dizziness, and impaired judgment, making accidents more likely.
• Be careful when driving: Avoid driving, operating heavy machinery, or performing activities requiring mental alertness until you know how Nexluma Capsule 10'saffects you, as it may cause sleepiness or dizziness.
• Inform your healthcare provider about all medicines: Tell your doctor or pharmacist about all prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, herbal products, and supplements you take. Medicines that strongly affect the CYP3A4 enzyme (such as ketoconazole, clarithromycin, rifampicin, carbamazepine, or phenytoin) may alter how Nexluma Capsule 10's works.
• Attend regular health monitoring: Keep all follow-up appointments so your healthcare provider can monitor your weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and overall response to treatment, as antipsychotic medicines may cause metabolic changes.
• Seek immediate medical attention for serious symptoms: Contact your doctor immediately if you develop high fever, severe muscle stiffness, confusion, uncontrolled body movements, seizures, difficulty swallowing, or signs of an allergic reaction such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or difficulty breathing.
• Stay hydrated and avoid overheating: Nexluma Capsule 10'smay affect your body's ability to regulate temperature. Drink plenty of fluids and avoid excessive heat or strenuous exercise, especially during hot weather.
• Boxed Warning – Increased mortality in older adults with dementia-related psychosis: Nexluma Capsule 10'sis not approved for the treatment of patients with dementia-related psychosis. Older adults with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic medicines have an increased risk of death, mainly due to cardiovascular events (such as heart failure or sudden death) or infections (such as pneumonia).