Adult & adolescent ≥16 yr Initially 2 caplet/day & as needed in not <6 hr dose interval. Max dose: 8 caplet/day.
Administration
May be taken with or without food: Swallow whole, do not break/chew.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to opioids, acute intoxication w/ alcohol, hypnotics, narcotics, centrally acting analgesics, opioids, psychotropics; patients receiving MAOIs or w/in 2 wk of w/drawal; severe hepatic impairment; epilepsy not controlled by treatment. Pregnancy & lactation.
Special Precautions
Moderate or severe renal/resp insufficiency, moderate or severe hepatic impairment, patients susceptible to seizure, opioid dependence, cranial trauma, convulsive disorder, biliary tract disorder, under altered state of conciousness, resp center problem. May affect ability to drive or operate machinery. Childn <16 yr.
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