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Dosage of Volone in details

Volone Dosage

Generic name: Volone

Dosage form: tablets

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The dose of Volone should be individualized to the needs of the patient. For most patients, the recommended starting dose is 5 mg once daily, with or without food, as monotherapy or in combination with other agents. For patients requiring further reduction in blood pressure, the dose can be increased at 2-week intervals up to 40 mg. A more frequent dosing regimen is unlikely to be beneficial.

Renal Impairment

In patients with severe renal impairment (ClCr less than 30 mL/min) the recommended initial dose is 2.5 mg once daily; upward titration should be performed cautiously if needed. Volone has not been studied in patients receiving dialysis.

Hepatic Impairment

In patients with moderate hepatic impairment, the recommended initial dose is 2.5 mg once daily; upward titration should be performed cautiously if needed. Volone has not been studied in patients with severe hepatic impairment and therefore it is not recommended in that population.

Geriatric Patients

It is not necessary to adjust the dose in the elderly.

CYP2D6 Polymorphism

No dose adjustments are necessary for patients who are CYP2D6 poor metabolizers. The clinical effect and safety profile observed in poor metabolizers were similar to those of extensive metabolizers.

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What other drugs will affect Volone?

Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:

• cimetidine (Tagamet);
• clonidine (Catapres);
• digitalis (digoxin, Lanoxin);
• isoniazid (for treating tuberculosis);
• methimazole (Tapazole);
• reserpine;
• ropinirole (Requip);
• ticlopidine (Ticlid);
• another beta-blocker such as atenolol (Tenormin, Tenoretic), carvedilol (Coreg), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Dutoprol, Lopressor, Toprol), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), sotalol (Betapace), and others;
• an antibiotic such as terbinafine (Lamisil);
• an antidepressant such as clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), duloxetine (Cymbalta), fluoxetine (Prozac, Rapiflux, Sarafem, Selfemra, Symbyax), imipramine (Tofranil), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), sertraline (Zoloft), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);
• anti-malaria medication such as chloroquine (Aralen) or pyrimethamine (Daraprim), or quinine (Qualaquin);
• heart or blood pressure medicine such as amlodipine (Norvasc, Caduet, Exforge, Lotrel, Tekamlo, Tribenzor, Twynsta, Amturnide), clonidine (Catapres, Clorpres, Kapvay, Nexiclon), diltiazem (Cardizem, Cartia, Dilacor, Diltia, Diltzac, Taztia, Tiazac), nicardipine (Cardene), nifedipine (Nifedical, Procardia), verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan, Tarka), and others;
• heart rhythm medicine such as amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), quinidine (Quin-G), procainamide (Pronestyl), disopyramide (Norpace), flecaininde (Tambocor), mexiletine (Mexitil), propafenone, (Rythmol), and others;
• HIV or AIDS medicine such as delavirdine (Rescriptor) or ritonavir (Norvir, Kaletra); or
• medicine to treat psychiatric disorders, such as aripiprazole (Abilify), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), clozapine (Clozaril, FazaClo), fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin), haloperidol (Haldol), perphenazine (Trilafon), or thioridazine (Mellaril).

This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with Volone. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

Volone interactions

The following interactions apply to β-adrenergic antagonists in general: Calcium Antagonists: Care should be exercised when administering β-adrenergic antagonists with calcium antagonists of the verapamil or diltiazem type, because of their negative effect on contractility and AV conduction. IV verapamil is contraindicated in patients on Volone.

Antiarrhythmics: Caution should be exercised when administering β-adrenergic antagonists in association with Class I antiarrhythmic drugs and amiodarone, as their effect on atrial conduction time and their negative inotropic effect may be potentiated.

Clonidine: β-adrenergic antagonists increase the risk of rebound hypertension after sudden withdrawal of chronic clonidine treatment.

Digitalis: Digitalis glycosides associated with β-adrenergic antagonists may increase AV conduction time. Clinical trials with Volone have not shown any clinical evidence of an interaction. Volone does not influence the kinetics of digoxin.

Insulin and

Oral Antidiabetic Drugs:

Although Volone does not affect glucose levels, certain symptoms of hypoglycaemia (palpitations, tachycardia) may be masked.

Anaesthetics: Concomitant use of β-adrenergic antagonists and anaesthetics may attenuate reflex tachycardia and increase the risk of hypotension. The anaesthesiologist should be informed when the patient is receiving Volone.

Others: Concomitant use of NSAIDs had no effect on the blood pressure-lowering effect of Volone. Co-administration of cimetidine increased the plasma levels of Volone, without changing the clinical effect. Co-administration of ranitidine did not affect the pharmacokinetics of Volone. Provided Volone is taken with the meal, and an antacid between meals, the 2 treatments can be co-prescribed. Combining Volone with nicardipine slightly increased the plasma levels of both drugs, without changing the clinical effect. Co-administration of alcohol, furosemide or hydrochlorothiazide did not affect the pharmacokinetics of Volone. Volone does not affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of warfarin. Sympathicomimetic agents may counteract the effect of β-adrenergic antagonists. β-adrenergic agents may lead to unopposed α-adrenergic activity of sympathicomimetic agents with both α- and β-adrenergic effects (risk of hypertension, severe bradycardia and heart block). Concomitant administration of tricyclic antidepressants, barbiturates and phenothiazines may increase the blood-pressure lowering effect. As Volone metabolism involves the CYP2D6 isoenzyme, concomitant administration of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, dextrometorphan or other compounds predominantly metabolised via this pathway, may make extensive metabolisers resemble poor metabolisers.

References

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