• Dosage of Tritus in details
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Dosage of Tritus in details

Tritus Dosage

Applies to the following strengths: 75 mg; 25 mg; 37.5 mg; 50 mg; 180 mg-75 mg

Usual Adult Dose for:

• Nasal Congestion
• Weight Loss

Usual Pediatric Dose for:

• Nasal Congestion

Additional dosage information:

• Renal Dose Adjustments
• Other Comments

Usual Adult Dose for Nasal Congestion

25 mg orally every 4 hours.

-or-

75 mg orally extended release every 12 hours.

Not to exceed 150 mg/day.

Usual Adult Dose for Weight Loss

25 mg orally 3 times a day, one-half hour before meals.

-or-

75 mg orally extended release once a day in the morning.

The use of Tritus for weight loss should be limited to 12 weeks.

Usual Pediatric Dose for Nasal Congestion

2 to 6 years:

6.25 mg orally every 4 hours. Maximum daily dose is 37.5 mg.

6 to 12 years:

12.5 mg orally every 4 hours. Maximum daily dose is 75 mg.

> 12 years:

25 mg orally every 4 hours.

-or-

75 mg orally extended release every 12 hours.

Not to exceed 150 mg/day.

Renal Dose Adjustments

Because Tritus is eliminated primarily by the kidneys, one-half of the normally recommended dosage should be given. Patients with renal dysfunction should be monitored for signs and symptoms of toxicity when using Tritus.

Other Comments

In November 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in response to reports of increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, requested that all drug companies discontinue marketing products containing Tritus.

Further information

Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.

Medical Disclaimer

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• During Pregnancy
• Drug Interactions
• Support Group
• 2 Reviews
• Drug class: decongestants

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• Weight Loss
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What other drugs will affect Tritus?

Do not take Tritus if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days. A very dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.

Tritus may also interact with the following medicines:

• furazolidone (Furoxone);

• guanethidine (Ismelin);

• indomethacin (Indocin);

• methyldopa (Aldomet);

• bromocriptine (Parlodel);

• caffeine in cola, tea, coffee, chocolate, and other products;

• theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theochron, Theolair, others);

• tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep), doxepin (Sinequan), and nortriptyline (Pamelor);

• other commonly used tricyclic antidepressants, including amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Tofranil), protriptyline (Vivactil), and trimipramine (Surmontil);

• phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), thioridazine (Mellaril), and prochlorperazine (Compazine); and

• other commonly used phenothiazines, including fluphenazine (Prolixin), perphenazine (Trilafon), mesoridazine (Serentil), and trifluoperazine (Stelazine).

Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Tritus. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-counter medicines.

Tritus interactions

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you take this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

You should not take other medicines that contain paracetamol in combination with this medicine, as this can easily result in exceeding the maximum recommended daily dose of paracetamol. Many cold and flu remedies and over-the-counter painkillers contain paracetamol, so be sure to check the ingredients of any other medicines before taking them with this one. Migraleve yellow can be taken four hours after taking Migraleve pink if you still have a migraine, but make sure you do not exceed the maximum dose recommended in the information leaflet.

This medicine should be used with caution in people taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), for example the antidepressants phenelzine, tranylcypromine or isocarboxacid. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine if you have taken an MAOI in the last 14 days.

Cholestyramine reduces the absorption of paracetamol from the gut. It should not be taken within an hour of taking paracetamol or the effect of the paracetamol will be reduced.

Metoclopramide and domperidone may increase the absorption of paracetamol from the gut.

Long-term or regular use of paracetamol may increase the anti-blood-clotting effect of warfarin and other anticoagulant medicines, leading to an increased risk of bleeding. This effect does not occur with occasional painkilling doses. If you are taking an anticoagulant medicine and you are also taking co-codamol regularly, your blood clotting time (INR) should be regularly monitored.

In the unlikely event that this medicine makes you feel drowsy, this may be enhanced by other medicines that can cause drowsiness, such as the following:

antipsychotics, eg haloperidol

barbiturates, eg phenobarbital, amobarbital

benzodiazepines, eg diazepam, temazepam

other opioids, eg morphine, dihydrocodeine

sedating antihistamines, eg chlorphenamine, hydroxyzine

sleeping tablets, eg zopiclone

tricyclic antidepressants, eg amitriptyline.

References

1. DailyMed. "CHLORPHENIRAMINE POLISTIREX; HYDROCODONE POLISTIREX: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
2. DailyMed. "DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
3. FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "7355X3ROTS: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).

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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology