Tranylcypromine

🧮 Dose calculator

Major depressive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Tranylcypromine · 2.1

• • If inadequate: +10 mg/day every 1–3 weeks to max 30 mg twice daily. Check BP and history of mania first. Taper (delirium on abrupt stop). Washout with other antidepressants per 2.2. FDA Tranylcypromine · 2.1FDA Tranylcypromine · 2.4FDA Tranylcypromine · 2.3FDA Tranylcypromine · 2.2

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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 Tranylcypromine · 8.1

  “Risk Summary There are limited published reports of placental infarction and congenital anomalies in association with use of tranylcypromine sulfate tablets during pregnancy; however, these reports may not adequately inform the presence or absence of drug-associated risk with the use of tranylcypromine sulfate tablets …”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “Risk Summary Tranylcypromine is present in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

  Boxed warning in the label about children. FDA Tranylcypromine · Boxed Warning

  “Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in pediatric and young adult patients in short-term studies.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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