Hydralazine

🧮 Dose calculator

Hypertension · Regimen source: FDA Hydralazine · Dosage and Administration

• • Days 2–4: 10 mg qid; rest of week 1: 25 mg qid; from week 2: 50 mg qid. Occasionally up to 300 mg/day. FDA Hydralazine · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Hydralazine · Pregnancy

  “Teratogenic Effects Pregnancy Category C Animal studies indicate that hydrALAZINE is teratogenic in mice at 20 to 30 times the maximum daily human dose of 200 to 300 mg and possibly in rabbits at 10 to 15 times the maximum daily human dose, but that it is nonteratogenic in rats.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Hydralazine · Nursing Mothers

  “HydrALAZINE has been shown to be excreted in breast milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Hydralazine · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established in controlled clinical trials, although there is experience with the use of hydrALAZINE in pediatric patients.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

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

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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