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cyproheptadine
generic
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 4 mg; SOL: 2 mg per 5 mL
allergic rhinitis
- [4 mg PO tid]
- Max: 0.5 mg/kg/day
urticaria
- [4 mg PO tid]
- Max: 0.5 mg/kg/day
anorexia nervosa (off-label)
- [8 mg PO qid]
- Start: 2 mg PO qid, then incr. to maintenance dose over 3wk
serotonin syndrome, adjunct tx (off-label)
- [4-8 mg PO q6-8h]
- Start: 12 mg PO x1, then 2 mg PO q2h until response; Max: 32 mg/day
cachexia, chronic dz-related (off-label)
- [4 mg PO bid-qid]
- Start: 2 mg PO bid-qid; Max: 32 mg/day
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: not defined, caution advised
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- hepatic impairment: not defined, caution advised
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: TAB: 4 mg; SOL: 2 mg per 5 mL
allergic rhinitis
- [2-6 yo]
- Dose: 2 mg PO q8-12h; Start: 0.25 mg/kg/day PO divided q8-12h; Max: 12 mg/day
- [7-14 yo]
- Dose: 4 mg PO q8-12h; Start: 0.25 mg/kg/day PO divided q8-12h; Max: 16 mg/day
urticaria
- [2-6 yo]
- Dose: 2 mg PO q8-12h; Start: 0.25 mg/kg/day PO divided q8-12h; Max: 12 mg/day
- [7-14 yo]
- Dose: 4 mg PO q8-12h; Start: 0.25 mg/kg/day PO divided q8-12h; Max: 16 mg/day
anorexia nervosa (off-label)
- [>13 yo]
- Dose: 8 mg PO qid; Start: 2 mg PO qid, then incr. to maintenance dose over 3wk
cachexia, chronic dz-related (off-label)
- [2-6 yo]
- Dose: 0.25 mg/kg/day PO divided bid; Max: 12 mg/day
- [7-14 yo]
- Dose: 4 mg PO bid-tid; Start: 2 mg PO bid-tid; Max: 16 mg/day
- [15 yo and older]
- Dose: 4 mg PO bid-qid; Start: 2 mg PO bid-qid; Max: 32 mg/day
cyclic vomiting syndrome prophylaxis (off-label)
- [2-5 yo]
- Dose: 0.25-0.5 mg/kg/day PO qhs or divided bid-tid
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: not defined, caution advised
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- hepatic impairment: not defined, caution advised