All the Drug Class Drugs
CNS Stimulant. Methylphenidate HCl 18, 27, 36, 54 mg. E.R. TABS: 30 x 18 mg, 27 mg, 36 mg, 54
mg. Initial: 18 mg 1 x dly in the morn.
May adjust in increments of 18 mg to
max 54 mg dly, at approx. wkly
intervals. Pts. new to methylphenidate
or who are on other stimulants: 18 mg
1 x dly. Pts. currently taking 5 mg
methylphenidate 2 x dly or 3 x dly: 18
mg. Pts. currently taking 10 mg 2 x dly
or 3 x dly: 36 mg. Some cases: 54 mg.
Max. dly dose: 54 mg.
Tmt. attent. deficit hyperact. disord.
(ADHD).
CNS Stimulant. Phentermine (as resinate) 15 mg. CAPS (Sust. Act.):30 X 15. 1 cap. aft.breakf. accord. to instruct.
Tmt. of sev. obesity that has not respond. to appropriate diet- min.
BMI 30 is req.
Ind. as adjun. in med. monit. comprehen. regimen of wt. reduct. based on exercise, diet (cal. restrict.) and behav. mod.
C/I: Hypersens.
Pulmon. hypertens.
Exist. heart valve abnormalit./ heart murmur.
Mod.-sev. arter.hyperten.
Cerebrovasc. dis.
Sev. card. dis. includ. arrhythm.
Adv. arterioscleros.
Hyperthyroidis.
Agitated states/ history of psychiatr. ill. includ. anorexia nervosa and depres.
Glaucoma
History of drug/alcohol abuse or depend. Co-admin. with drug for weight loss.
CNS Stimulant. Methylphenidate HCl 10 mg. TABS.: 30×10mg.
Not to be used in child. under 6 yrs. old. Child. and adolesc.: max. dly. dose is 60 mg. Adult.: max. dly. dose is 60 mg for the tmt. of narcolepsy and 80 mg for the tmt. of ADHD. See lit.
ADHD, Narcolepsy.
C/I: Hypersens. to methylphenidate or to any of the excip. Anxiety, tension; Agitation; Hyperthyroidism; Pre-exist. cardiovasc.disord. includ. sev. hypertens., ang. , arterial occlus. dis.; heart fail., haemodynamic. signific. congen. heart dis., cardiomyopath., MI, potent. life-threaten. arrhythmias and channelopathies (disord. caused by the dysfunct. of ion channels). During tmt. with MAO inhib., or within a min. of 2 wks. of discount. those drugs, due to risk of hypertens. crisis. Glaucom.; Phaeochromocytoma; Diagnosis or family history of Tourette's synd. See lit.
CNS Stimulant. Methylphenidate HCl 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg. Modified-release Caps: 30 X 10, 20, 30, 40 mg
1 x dly in morn. To be indiv. adj. by titrat. Childr.: max. dly. dose 60 mg. Adults: max. dly. dose 80 mg. See lit.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
C/I: Hypersens. to methylphenidate or to any of the excip., Anxiety, Tension, Agitation, Diagnosis or family hist. of Tourette's synd., Glaucom., Hyperthyroidism, C.V. disords, incl. sev. hypertens., angina, HF., haemodynamic. signific. congen. heart dis., arterial occlusive disease., cardiomyopaths., MI, potent. life-threat. arrhythm. and channelopath. (dysfunct. ion channels). During tmt. with MAO inhib., or within a min. of 2 wks of discount. those drugs, due to risk of hypertens. crisis., Phaeochromocytoma.; See lit.
CNS Stimulant. Methylphenidate HCl 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg. TABS: 10mg x 30, 200. To be individual. adj. Child.: max. dly dose 60 mg. Adults:
max. dly dose 80 mg. See lit.
LA CAPS: 30. 1 x dly in morn. To be
individual. adj. Child.: max. dly dose 60
mg. Adults: max. dly dose 80 mg. See
lit.
Ritalin 10 mg, Ritalin LA 10mg, 20mg, 30mg, 40mg: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Ritalin 10 mg and Ritalin SR 20 mg only: Narcolepsy.
C/I: Hypersens., anx., tension, agitat.,
Diagn. or history of sev. depress.,
anorexia nerv./anor. disord., suicidal
tend., psych. sympt., sev. mood dis.,
mania, schizophrenia, psychopathic/
border. personality dis. Diagn. or history
of sev. and episodic Bipolar dis.
(uncontr.). Hyperthyroid., pre-exist. C.V. disords, incl. severe hyperens., angina,
arter. occlus. dis., heart fail.,
hemodynam. signif. congen. heart dis.,
cardiomyopaths., MI, potent. life-threat.
arrhythm. and channelopath. (dysfunct.
ion channels). During tmt. with nonselect.
irrevers. MAOIs, or within min. 2
wks of discont. these drugs, Glaucoma,
Pheochromocytom., diagn./fam. History
Tourette’s syndr.
