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D-Tran Dosage |
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Applies to the following strength(s): 5 mg; 10 mg; 25 mg; 100 mg
The information at Drugs.com is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Mild to moderate anxiety: 5 or 10 mg orally, 3 or 4 times per day
Severe anxiety: 20 or 25 mg orally, 3 or 4 times per day
Use: Relief of mild, moderate, and severe anxiety disorders
On days preceding surgery, 5 to 10 mg orally, 3 or 4 times per day
Use: Relief of preoperative apprehension and anxiety
50 to 100 mg orally, followed by repeated doses as needed until agitation is controlled
Maximum dose: 300 mg orally per day
Use: Relief of withdrawal symptoms of acute alcoholism
Elderly or debilitated patients:
5 mg orally, 2 to 4 times per day
Use: Relief of mild, moderate, and severe anxiety disorders
6 years or older:
5 mg orally, 2 to 4 times per day; this may be increased to 10 mg orally, 2 to 3 times per day
Use: Relief of mild, moderate, and severe anxiety disorders
Renal impairment: Use with caution
Hepatic impairment: Use with caution
Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 6 years.
Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.
US Controlled Substance: Schedule IV
Data not available
Storage requirements:
-Protect from light
Monitoring:
-Psychiatric: Patients with a history of alcohol or drug abuse, or patients with a marked personality disorder should be monitored frequently.
Patient advice:
-Patients should be cautioned against performing activities requiring complete mental alertness, such as operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle.
Before taking D-Tran, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:
a barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton);
a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin); or
an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);
medicine to treat psychiatric disorders, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), haloperidol (Haldol), mesoridazine (Serentil), pimozide (Orap), or thioridazine (Mellaril);
narcotic medication such as butorphanol (Stadol), codeine, hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin), levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran), meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), morphine (Kadian, MS Contin, Oramorph), naloxone (Narcan), oxycodone (OxyContin), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet); or
an antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), amoxapine (Asendin), citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), protriptyline (Vivactil), sertraline (Zoloft), or trimipramine (Surmontil).
This is not a complete list and there may be other drugs that can interact with D-Tran. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
This drug should not be used with the following medication because a very serious interaction may occur: sodium oxybate.
If you are currently using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting D-Tran.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: antacids, certain anti-depressants (e.g., fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, nefazodone), cimetidine, clozapine, digoxin, disulfiram, kava.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as: antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine), medicine for sleep (e.g., sedatives), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, or tricyclics such as amitriptyline), tranquilizers.
Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they may contain drowsiness-causing ingredients. Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.
This product can affect the results of certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.
Smoking can decrease the effectiveness of this drug (through liver enzyme induction). Tell your doctor if you smoke or if you have recently stopped smoking because your dose may need to be adjusted.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
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