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Use and Dosing

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Hypertension

Notes:

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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Interactions

Catapres-TTS-1, Catapres-TTS-2, Catapres-TTS-3 interacts with :

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significance_2.gifAmoxapine
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significance_2.gifAventyl
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significance_2.gifRemeron SolTab
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Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: An alternative agent is preferred while nursing a newborn or preterm infant as high serum levels are obtained in breastfed infants; may exhibit negative effects on lactation. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 16 December 2010). Manufacturer advises caution when administering to a nursing woman since the drug is excreted in breast milk.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

clonidine (generic)

Catapres-TTS-1

Catapres-TTS-2

Catapres-TTS-3

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability


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Classification

Cardiovascular

Antihypertensive Agents
Alpha2-Adrenergic Agonist

Pricing

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

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