Original GlobalRPh source
- Product / population
- Preserved GlobalRPh source, not a freshly verified product label
- Renal measure
- Use the method specified in the original source
Historical source: not automatically current. Review current official labeling and separately attributed additions before use.
Usual Dosing (Adults)
Fibromyalgia; the source states not approved for pediatric use. Take orally with or without food; food may improve tolerability. Day 1: 12.5 mg once. Days 2-3: 12.5 mg twice daily. Days 4-7: 25 mg twice daily. After day 7: 50 mg twice daily (recommended 100 mg/day). Depending on response, increase to 100 mg twice daily; doses above 200 mg/day were not studied. Taper rather than abruptly stopping after extended treatment.
Renal Dosing
Mild impairment: no adjustment. Moderate impairment: caution. Severe impairment, estimated CrCl 5-29 mL/min: reduce maintenance by 50% to 25 mg twice daily; may increase to 50 mg twice daily according to response.
Hemodialysis
Not recommended in end-stage renal disease.