Dronabinol

🧮 Dose calculator

AIDS-associated anorexia and weight loss · Regimen source: FDA Marinol · 2.1

• • Elderly or intolerant: 2.5 mg once before dinner or at bedtime. Max 10 mg twice daily. FDA Marinol · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Marinol · 8.1

  “Risk Summary MARINOL, a synthetic cannabinoid, may cause fetal harm.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Marinol · 8.2

  “Risk Summary For mothers infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that HIV-infected mothers not breastfeed their infants to avoid risking postnatal transmission of HIV.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Marinol · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of MARINOL have not been established in pediatric patients.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Marinol · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of falls, decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, increased sensitivity to psychoactive effects, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy [see …”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.