Complete dosing information for TIAGABINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION General: The blood level of tiagabine obtained after a given dose depends on whether the patient also is receiving a drug that induces the metabolism of tiagabine. The presence of an inducer means that the attained blood level will be substantially reduced. Dosing should take the presence of concomitant medications into account. Tiagabine hydrochloride tablet is recommended as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures in patients 12 years and older. The following dosing recommendations apply to all patients taking tiagabine hydrochloride tablets: Tiagabine hydrochloride tablet is given orally and should be taken with food. Do not use a loading dose of tiagabine hydrochloride tablets. Dose titration: Rapid escalation and/or large dose increments of tiagabine hydrochloride tablets should not be used. Missed dose(s): If the patient forgets to take the prescribed dose of tiagabine hydrochloride tablets at the scheduled time, the patient should not a