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Action/Kinetics:
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1/2, initial: 1.8 hr;
secondary: 9-10 hr.
Uses:
Hypermotility and spasms of GI tract associated with irritable colon and spastic colitis, mucous colitis.
Additional Contraindications:
Use for peptic ulcer.
Special Concerns:
Lower doses may be needed in elderly clients due to confusion, agitation, excitement, or drowsiness.
Additional Side Effects:
Brief euphoria, slight dizziness, feeling of abdominal distention.
Use of the syrup in infants less than 3 months of age:
Seizures syncope, respiratory symptoms, fluctuations in pulse rate,
asphyxia muscular hypotonia,
coma.
How Supplied:
Capsules: 10 mg;
Injection: 10 mg/mL;
Syrup: 10 mg/1.5 mL;
Tablets: 20 mg
Dosage
?Capsules, Syrup, Tablets
Hypermotility and spasms of GI tract.
Adults: 10-20 mg t.i.d.-q.i.d.;
then, may increase to total daily dose of 160 mg if side effects do not limit this dosage.
Pediatric, 6 years and older, capsules or tablets: 10 mg t.i.d.-q.i.d.; adjust dosage to need and incidence of side effects.
Pediatric, 6 months-2 years, syrup: 5-10 mg t.i.d.-q.i.d.;
2 years and older: 10 mg t.i.d.-q.i.d. The dose should be adjusted to need and incidence of side effects.
?IM
Hypermotility and spasms of GI tract.
Adults: 20 mg q 4-6 hr.
Not for IV use.
