Loxapine

🧮 Dose calculator

Schizophrenia · Regimen source: FDA Loxapine · Dosage and Administration

• • Increase over 7–10 days; usual range 60–100 mg/day in 2–4 doses; not above 250 mg/day. Maintenance often 20–60 mg/day. FDA Loxapine · 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 Loxapine · Pregnancy

  “Loxapine succinate should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “The extent of the excretion of loxapine or its metabolites in human milk is not known.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

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

  “Safety and effectiveness of loxapine in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsDangerous / avoid

  Label: serious warning or avoid in older adults. FDA Loxapine · Boxed Warning

  “Increased Mortality in Elderly Patients with Dementia-Related Psychosis Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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