Overdose

Signs and Symptoms

Symptoms of overdose may include restlessness, muscle spasms, tremors, twitching, deep sleep or loss of consciousness, and seizures.

Treatment

If you or someone you know may have used more than the recommended dose of this medicine, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.

Maintain adequate airway, empty stomach contents, and treat symptomatically.

There is no specific antidote for Thioridazine poisoning. Treatment should be supportive and in response to clinical signs and symptoms. Respiration, pulse and blood pressure should be monitored and supported by general measures when necessary. Immediate gastric lavage should be performed. I.V. fluid should be administered and an adequate airway maintained.

Dosage

Do not exceed the recommended dosage or take this medicine for longer than prescribed.

• Follow the directions for using this medicine provided by your doctor.
• Store this medicine at room temperature, in a tightly-closed container, away from heat and light.
• If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. If you are taking 1 dose at bedtime and do not remember until the next morning, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.

Additional Information:: Do not share this medicine with others for whom it was not prescribed. Do not use this medicine for other health conditions. Keep this medicine out of the reach of children.

IF USING THIS MEDICINE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, obtain refills before your supply runs out.

For oral dosage form (suspension, solution, or tablets)- For nervous, mental, or emotional disorders:

Outpatients: Initially 75 mg/day increased to 150 mg/day. Dosages over 200 mg/day are not recommended. Maintenance, 50-150 mg/day.

Adults and teenagers: At first, 25 to 100 milligrams (mg) three times a day. Your doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 800 mg a day.

Elderly: Most geriatric patients will require 25 mg 3 times daily.

Children 2 to 12 years of age: Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 10 to 25 mg two or three times a day.

Children up to 2 years of age: Dose must be determined by your doctor.

How Supplied

Solution: Each mL of solution contains: Thioridazine HCl USP 30 mg. Also contains ethanol 24.5 mg and parabens. Bottles of 115 mL with calibrated droppers.

Suspension: Each 5 mL of fruit flavored suspension contains: Thioridazine (base) 10 mg. Also contains ethanol 25.6 mg and parabens. Bottles of 230 mL.

Tablets:: available iin 10 mg, 15 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg.

The information in this monograph is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects. This information is generalized and is not intended as specific medical advice. If you have questions about the medicines you are taking or would like more information, check with your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse. Last updated 3/03.

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