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Dofetilide (Tikosyn)

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Tikosyn - labeled renal guidance

Product / population
Dofetilide (Tikosyn), oral capsule
Renal method
Cockcroft-Gault CrCl with actual body weight, mL/min
Source revision
DailyMed SPL version 30, posted Apr 22, 2026
Retrieved
2026-11-07
Local review status
Selected renal passages reviewed; independent clinician adjudication pending.

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Tikosyn - product and source limitations

Initiate or reinitiate with inpatient continuous ECG monitoring for at least three days. Follow the label's baseline and post-dose QT algorithm, interaction exclusions, and electrolyte checks.

What to reconcile: Apply only to the stated formulation, indication and renal population.

Selected renal passages reviewed; independent clinician adjudication pending.

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Tikosyn - labeled renal guidance

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DailyMed / product prescribing information · Dofetilide (Tikosyn), oral capsule

Renal method: Cockcroft-Gault CrCl with actual body weight, mL/min
Source date: DailyMed SPL version 30, posted Apr 22, 2026
Retrieved: 2026-11-07

Dose or interval guidance. Use only the product, indication, renal metric and population described in this source.

Selected renal passages reviewed; independent clinician adjudication pending.

Renal guidance: Dosage and Administration, individualized dose initiation steps 1-7

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Initiate or reinitiate with inpatient continuous ECG monitoring for at least three days. Follow the label's baseline and post-dose QT algorithm, interaction exclusions, and electrolyte checks.

Adult initial dosing after QT and eligibility checks
Calculated CrCl (mL/min)Initial oral regimen
>60500 mcg twice daily
40-60250 mcg twice daily
20 to <40125 mcg twice daily
<20Contraindicated
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Initial oral doses by calculated CrCl are 500 mcg twice daily above 60, 250 mcg twice daily at 40-60, and 125 mcg twice daily at 20 to below 40 mL/min. Below 20, use is contraindicated. Initiate or reinitiate with inpatient continuous ECG monitoring for at least three days. Follow the label's baseline and post-dose QT algorithm, interaction exclusions, and electrolyte checks.

RDM74-tikosyn-official-1 · Source locator: Renal guidance: Dosage and Administration, individualized dose initiation steps 1-7

Source identity and provenance
Source family
product_label
Source
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=02438044-d6a3-49e9-a1ac-3aad21ef2c8c
Retrieved
2026-11-07
Renal-function method
Cockcroft-Gault CrCl with actual body weight, mL/min
Source date/version
DailyMed SPL version 30, posted Apr 22, 2026
Hash meaning
SHA-256 of the local selected-source summary
Local summary SHA-256
f61f189e9154fea5d01fea93eb8a5b9716d7ab83197d73c09fa3a4f5c824192d

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