The dose of a drug and dosage of the drug are two different terminologies. Dose is defined as the quantity or amount of medicine given by the doctor or taken by the patient at a given period. Dosage is the regimen prescribed by the doctor about how many days and how many times per day the drug is to be taken in specified dose by the patient. The dose is expressed in mg for tablets or gm, micro gm sometimes, ml for syrups or drops for kids syrups. The dose is not fixed for a drug for all conditions, and it changes according to the condition or a disease. It also changes on the age of the patient.
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Tricd Dosage
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.
Usual Adult Dose for:
Anxiety
Light Sedation
Alcohol Withdrawal
Usual Geriatric Dose for:
Anxiety
Usual Pediatric Dose for:
Anxiety
Additional dosage information:
Renal Dose Adjustments
Liver Dose Adjustments
Precautions
Dialysis
Other Comments
Usual Adult Dose for Anxiety
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
Usual Adult Dose for Light Sedation
On days preceding surgery, 5 to 10 mg orally, 3 or 4 times per day
Use: Relief of preoperative apprehension and anxiety
Usual Adult Dose for Alcohol Withdrawal
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
Usual Geriatric Dose for Anxiety
Elderly or debilitated patients:
5 mg orally, 2 to 4 times per day
Use: Relief of mild, moderate, and severe anxiety disorders
Usual Pediatric Dose for Anxiety
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 Dose Adjustments
Renal impairment: Use with caution
Liver Dose Adjustments
Hepatic impairment: Use with caution
Precautions
Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 6 years.
Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.
US Controlled Substance: Schedule IV
Dialysis
Data not available
Other Comments
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.
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What other drugs will affect Tricd?
Before taking Tricd, 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 Tricd. 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.
Tricd interactions
Interactions are the effects that happen when the drug is taken along with the food or when taken with other medications. Suppose if you are taking a drug Tricd, it may have interactions with specific foods and specific medications. It will not interact with all foods and medications. The interactions vary from drug to drug. You need to be aware of interactions of the medicine you take. Most medications may interact with alcohol, tobacco, so be cautious.
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When this drug applied simultaneously with:
- antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics), antidepressants, sedatives, hypnotics, anesthetics, analgesics, ethanol enhanced the inhibitory effect on central nervous system, especially when administered parenterally.
- concomitant use of antacids can delay but not reduce the absorption of Tricd.
- hormonal contraceptives increases the effectiveness of Tricd.
- with muscle relaxants may enhance the action of muscle relaxants, with levodopa - may suppress antiparkinsonian action.
- theophylline at low doses perverts sedative effect of Tricd.
- phenobarbital and phenytoin may accelerate the metabolism of Tricd. In rare cases this medication inhibits the metabolism and enhances the action of phenytoin.
- may increase the toxicity of cyclophosphamide.
- cimetidine, omeprazole, disulfiram may increase the intensity and duration of action of this medicine.
References
DailyMed. "TRIFLUOPERAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
DailyMed. "AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "6RZ6XEZ3CR: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
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