All the Active Ingredient Drugs
CNS Stimulant. Methylphenidate 18, 27, 36, 54 mg. CNS stimulants methylphenidate as HCl
PR Tabs 30, 100 X 18/27/36/54 mg
1 X dly in the morning. To be indiv. adj. by titrat. Adults max: 80 mg. Chldr max: 60 mg
Tmt. of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adlts and childr >6
C/I: Hypersens. • Anxiety, tension • Agitation • Hyperthyroidism • Pre-existing cardiovasc. disord.• During tmt. with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhib. or within 2 weeks of discontinuing those drugs, due to risk of hypertensive crisis • Glaucoma • Phaeochromocytoma • Diagn. or family hist. of Tourette's syndr.
•Diagn. or hist. of sev. depression, anorexia nervosa/anorexic disorders, suicidal tendencies, psychotic sympt., severe mood disord., mania, schizophrenia, psychopathic/borderline personality disord.•Diagn. or hist. of sev. and episodic (type 1) bipolar (affective) disord. (that is not well controlled) • Pre-existing cerebrovasc. disord. See lit.
