BNF for Children (BNFC) 2018-2019

ANTIDEPRESSANTS›SELECTIVE SEROTONIN RE- UPTAKE INHIBITORS Selective serotonin re-uptake f inhibitors lDRUG ACTIONSelectively inh ...

Citalopram (as Citalopram hydrobromide) 20 mgCitalopram 20 mg tablets| 28 tabletP£ 15. 99 DT = £ 2. 34 Citalopram (as Citalopram ...

eiiiiF 236 Sertraline 19-Mar-2018 lINDICATIONS AND DOSE Obsessive-compulsive disorder ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 6–11 years:Initially 25 m ...

plantar responses, convulsions, respiratory failure, cardiac conduction defects, and arrhythmias. Dilated pupils and urinary ret ...

lPATIENT AND CARER ADVICE Driving and skilled tasksDrowsiness may affect performance of skilled tasks (e.g. driving). Effects of ...

Nortriptyline lINDICATIONS AND DOSE Depressive illness ▶BY MOUTH ▶Child 12–17 years:To be initiated at a low dose, then increase ...

agitated depression. Antipsychotic drugs are used to alleviate severe anxiety but this too should be a short-term measure. Schiz ...

higher probability of QT-interval prolongation in patients using any intravenous antipsychotic drug, or any antipsychotic drug o ...

beyond the maximum dose for the drug. Higher doses require careful titration in specialist units and the equivalences shown here ...

intramuscular injection: 40 – 50 mg of chlorpromazine base or hydrochloride givenby mouth. lCONTRA-INDICATIONSCNS depression.com ...

▶Rare or very rareRespiratory disorders.trismus ▶Frequency not knownAngioedema.extrasystole. hypersensitivity vasculitis.hypogly ...

headache.hepatic disorders.hyperhidrosis.menstruation with decreased bleeding.movement disorders.nasal congestion.nausea.oculogy ...

lMEDICINAL FORMS There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Forms available from s ...

lMEDICINAL FORMS There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Forms available from s ...

12 weeks. It is restricted to initiation and management under the supervision of a child/adolescent psychiatrist. lMEDICINAL FOR ...

pseudophaeochromocytoma.renal failure.systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) SIDE-EFFECTS, FURTHER INFORMATIONHypersalivation associ ...

lDIRECTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIONOlanzapine orodispersible tablet may be placed on the tongue and allowed to dissolve, or dispersed ...

lHEPATIC IMPAIRMENT Dose adjustmentsForimmediate-release tablets, initially 25 mg daily, increased daily in steps of 25 – 50 mg. ...

days, adjusted according to response; usual dose 1 mg once daily; maximum 1. 5 mg per day Short-term treatment of severe aggress ...

3 Movement disorders Cerebral palsy and spasticity 27-Feb-2017 Description of condition Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent, ...