Oxomemazine

Generic name
Oxomemazine
Brand name
ATC Code
R06AD08

Oxomemazine

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

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information available about the pharmacokinetic parameters in children.

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

Cough
  • Oral
    • 2 years up to 4 years
      • 3.3 - 6.7 mg/day in 2 - 3 doses.
    • 4 years up to 11 years
      • 5 - 8.3 mg/day in 2 - 3 doses.
    • 11 years up to 18 years
      • 5 - 10 mg/day in 2 - 3 doses.

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 in children

Primarily in children: Paradoxical stimulation of the central nervous system can also occur, such as nervousness, confusion, irritability, sleeplessness, tremors, tachycardia and increased tendency for convulsions,

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

Contra-indications in children

Children younger than 2 years because of a possible link with sudden infant death syndrome

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

Warnings & precautions in children

Do not use in children aged under 2 years because of the risk of sedation and respiratory depression; there is a correlation with sudden infant death syndrome. Be careful in children aged less than 6 years because of the greater risk of neuropsychiatric side effects. Be careful in children with sleep apnoea in their previous history, when sudden infant death syndrome is known in the family, when children wake up spontaneously less easily than normal and in very sick or dehydrated children.

 

Interactions

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

ANTIHISTAMINES FOR SYSTEMIC USE

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

Aminoalkyl ethers
R06AA04
R06AA52
R06AA02
Substituted alkylamines
R06AB03
Phenothiazine derivatives
R06AD01
R06AD02
Piperazine derivatives
R06AE07
R06AE03
R06AE09
R06AE05
Other antihistamines for systemic use
R06AX18
R06AX29
R06AX02
R06AX27
R06AX26
R06AX17
R06AX13
R06AX25
R06AX28

Reference

  1. sanofi-aventis Netherlands B.V., SPC Toplexil (RVG 05706)15 nov 2013, www.cbg-meb.nl

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


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