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prochlorperazine maleate
generic
Black Box Warnings .
Dementia-Related Psychosis
not approved for dementia-related psychosis; incr. mortality risk in elderly pts on antipsychotic tx for dementia-related psychosis; most deaths due to cardiovascular or infectious events
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 5 mg, 10 mg
nausea/vomiting, severe
- [5-10 mg PO q6-8h]
- Max: 10 mg/dose, 40 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
anxiety, non-psychotic
- [5 mg PO q6-8h]
- Max: 20 mg/day, x12wk; Info: not drug of choice; D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
schizophrenia
- [5-10 mg PO q6-8h]
- Max: 150 mg/day; Info: may incr. 5-10 mg q2-3 days; D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
nausea/vomiting, migraine-assoc. (off-label)
- [5-10 mg PO q6-8h prn]
- Max: 40 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: TAB: 5 mg, 10 mg
nausea/vomiting, severe
- [2 yo and older, 9-14 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q12-24h; Max: 7.5 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, 14-18 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q8-12h; Max: 10 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, 18-39 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q8h; Max: 15 mg/day; Alt: 5 mg PO q12h; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, >39 kg]
- Dose: 5 mg PO q6-8h; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
schizophrenia
- [2-5 yo]
- Dose: 2.5-5 mg PO q6-8h; Start: 2.5 mg PO q8-12h; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [6-12 yo]
- Dose: 2.5-5 mg PO q6-8h; Start: 2.5 mg PO q8-12h; Max: 25 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [>12 yo]
- see Adult Dosing
nausea/vomiting, migraine-assoc. (off-label)
- [2 yo and older, 9-14 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q12-24h prn; Max: 7.5 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, 14-18 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q8-12h prn; Max: 10 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, 18-39 kg]
- Dose: 2.5 mg PO q8h prn; Max: 15 mg/day; Alt: 5 mg PO q12h prn; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
- [2 yo and older, >39 kg]
- Dose: 5 mg PO q6-8h prn; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]