All the Drug Class Drugs
TCA. Amitriptyline 10 mg. FC tab.X 28
Major depress. disord. Tmt. should be init. at low level and incr. grad., noting carefully clinic. resp. and evidence of intolerab. Adlts.: init. 25 mg 2 times/d (50 mg/d). If necessary, can be incr. by 25 mg every other d. up to 150 mg/d div.in 2 doses.
Nocturnal enuresis ped. pop.
• childr. aged 6 to 10: 10 mg – 20 mg/d. A suitable dosage form should be used for this age group.
• childr. aged 11 and above: 25 mg – 50 mg/d. Dose should be incr. grad. To be admin. 1-1½ hours before bedtime.
Relief of symptoms of depress. Endogenous depress. is more likely to be
alleviated than other depress. states.
Enuresis nocturna
C/I: Recent MI. Any degree of heart block or disord. of cardiac rhythm and coron. artery insuff./ Concom. tmt. with MAOIs. Tmt. with amitriptyline may start 14 days after discont. of irrevers. non- select. MAOIs and min. one d. after discont. of the revers. moclobemide. Tmt. with MAOIs may be introd. 14 days after discont. of amitriptyline/Sev. liver dis./Childr. under 12 years of age.
TCA. Clomipramine HCl 25 mg, 75 mg. TABS: 30 x 25 mg. 1 tab. dly. in div.
doses. Severe cases: 75-100 mg dly. in
div. doses.
Depress. varying origin. Child and adolesc.
(0-17 yrs): Not recommend. Obsess.
compuls. disords: Not for child under 5 yrs.
C/I: Not to be used with or within 14
days of tmt. with MAO inhibit., liver
damage, card. or circulat. failure,
hypotens. tendency, glaucoma, urine
retent.
TCA. Mianserin HCl 30 mg. TABS: 20. 30-90 mg dly.
Depression.
C/I: Mania.
TCA. Desipramine HCl 25 mg. DRAGS: 30. 50-75 mg dly. incr. grad. to
150-200 mg dly. Reduce to lowest maint. dose. cont. ther. for 3 mths. See lit.
Depression.
C/I: Hypersens. to TCA, concomit.
administr. with MAO-I, or within 14 days
after discontin., acute recov. phase foll.
MI.
TCA. Amitriptyline (HCl) 25 mg. TABS: 50 x 25 mg. Initial: 75 mg dly. in
div. doses. May incr. to 150 mg dly. May
begin with 50-100 mg at bedt., incr. by
25-50 mg (bedt) as neccess. to 150 mg
dly. Hosp. pts. and elderly: 1 Elatrolet
tab. 3 x dly and 2 at bedt. Maint: 50-100
mg dly. for 3 mths. or more. Child:
Psych. conds: 1-2 Elatrolet tabs. dly
accord. to age. Eneuris Noct: 1-2
Elatrolet tabs. 1/2 hr. bef. bedt.
Endog., react., neurot, and masked
depress. childhood eneuris.
TCA. Amitriptyline (HCl) 10 mg. TABS: 50 x 10 mg. Initial: 75 mg dly. in
div. doses. May incr. to 150 mg dly. May
begin with 50-100 mg at bedt., incr. by
25-50 mg (bedt) as neccess. to 150 mg
dly. Hosp. pts. and elderly: 1 Elatrolet
tab. 3 x dly and 2 at bedt. Maint: 50-100
mg dly. for 3 mths. or more. Child:
Psych. conds: 1-2 Elatrolet tabs. dly
accord. to age. Eneuris Noct: 1-2
Elatrolet tabs. 1/2 hr. bef. bedt.
Endog., react., neurot, and masked
depress. childhood eneuris.
