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Tricd 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 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.
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.
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
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