Triamcinolone (oral)

Generic name
Triamcinolone (oral)
Brand name
ATC Code
H02AB08
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Triamcinolone (oral)

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information is present at this moment.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Rheumatological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, haematological, nephrological, endocrine, oncological, neurological, eye and skin conditions, severe allergic reactions, organ transplants and prophylaxis of nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy
  • Oral
    • < 35 kg

      • Initial dose:    4-12 mg/day in 1 or more doses
        Maintenance: Reduce the initial dose gradually every couple of days by 2 mg to the maintenance therapy level

    • ≥ 35 kg

      • Initial dose: 8-16 mg/day in 4 doses, sometimes up to 48 mg/day
        Maintenance dose:reduce the initial dose gradually every couple of days by 2 mg to the maintenance therapy level

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

CORTICOSTEROIDS FOR SYSTEMIC USE, PLAIN

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Mineralocorticoids
H02AA02
Glucocorticoids
H02AB01
H02AB13
H02AB02
H02AB09
H02AB04
H02AB06
H02AB07
H02AB08

Reference

  1. Centrafarm BV, SmPC Triamcinolon tabletten (RVG 53166) 12-10-2015, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl

Changes

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