Dozic

- This medicine may cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Alcohol should be avoided.
- You should not suddenly stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
- Consult your doctor immediately if you experience abnormal movements, particularly of the face, lips, jaw and tongue, while taking this medicine. These symptoms may be indicative of a rare side effect known as tardive dyskinesia, and your doctor may ask you to stop taking this medicine, or decrease your dose.
- Consult your doctor immediately if you experience the following symptoms while taking this medicine: high fever, sweating, muscle stiffness, faster breathing and drowsiness or sleepiness. These symptoms may be due to a rare side effect known as the neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and your treatment may need to be stopped.

Use with caution in

- Abnormal heart rhythm seen on the heart monitoring trace (ECG) as a 'prolonged QT interval'
- Alcoholism
- Depression
- Disease involving the heart and blood vessels
- Elderly people
- Epilepsy
- Kidney failure
- Liver disease
- Low blood magnesium levels (hypomagnesaemia), eg resulting from malabsorption, chronic alcoholism, malnutrition or severe diarrhoea
- Low blood potassium levels (hypokalaemia)
- Low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcaemia)
- People with conditions that increase the risk of epilepsy or convulsions, eg brain damage
- Thyroid disease
- Tumour of the adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma)

Not to be used in

- Disorders affecting a specific part of the brain involved in control of movement (basal ganglia), eg Parkinson's disease or Huntington's chorea
- Parkinson's disease
- Reduced awareness, slow reactions or drowsiness due to medicines or illness that reduce activity in the central nervous system
- Unresponsive unconscious states (comatose states)

This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy. If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding. However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Always inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, before using any medicine.

- This medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy, and only if the expected benefit to the mother is greater than any possible risk to the foetus. Seek medical advice from your doctor.
- This medicine passes into breast milk and may have adverse effects on a nursing infant. Mothers who need to take this medicine should discuss the risks and benefits of breastfeeding with their doctor.

Label warnings

- This medication may cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Avoid alcoholic drink.