Pentoxifylline

🧮 Dose calculator

Intermittent claudication (peripheral artery disease) · Regimen source: FDA Pentoxifylline ER · Dosage and Administration

• • Continue at least 8 weeks. With GI or CNS effects: 400 mg twice daily. CrCl <30: 400 mg once daily. FDA Pentoxifylline ER · 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 Pentoxifylline ER · Pregnancy

  “There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. pentoxifylline extended-release tablet 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 Pentoxifylline ER · Nursing Mothers

  “Pentoxifylline and its metabolites are excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

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

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

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Pentoxifylline ER · Geriatric Use

  “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 decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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