Adult Dosing
Allergic rhinitis, Urticaria and other alllergic conditions
- Start 4 mg PO tid; usual range: 4-20 mg/day PO. [Max: 0.5 mg/kg/day]
Pediatric Dosing
Allergic rhinitis, Urticaria and other alllergic conditions
- Child 2-6 yrs: Start 0.25 mg/kg/day PO div bid-tid; usual range: 2 mg PO bid-tid. [Max: 12 mg/day]
- Child 7-14 yrs: Start 0.25 mg/kg/day PO div bid-tid; usual range: 4 mg PO bid-tid. [Max: 16 mg/day]
[Outline]
- Overdosage may produce hallucinations, central nervous system depression, convulsions, respiratory and cardiac arrest, and death particularly in infants and young children
- Therapy may diminish mental alertness; conversely, particularly, in the young child, they may occasionally produce excitation
- Cyproheptadine may have additive effects with alcohol and other CNS depressants
- Warn patients about engaging in activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination, such as driving a car or operating machinery
- In elderly patients therapy may cause dizziness, sedation, and hypotension
- Use with caution in patients with history of bronchial asthma, increased intraocular pressure, hyperthyroidism, cardiovascular disease, hypertension as cyproheptadine has an atropine-like action
Cautions: Use cautiously in
- Cardiovascular disease
- Hepatic impairment
- Patients <2 yrs
- Geriatric population
Pregnancy Category:B
Breastfeeding: Contraindicated; should not be used in pregnancy as it may interfere with lactation, particularly when used in combination with a sympathomimetic or if lactation is not well established. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 21 January 2011).Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from cyproheptadine, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.
Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.
- Cyproheptadine HCl 2 MG/5ML SYRP [Bottle] (ACTAVIS MID ATLANTIC)
120 5ml = $24.38
360 5ml = $50.02
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