Adult: 25 to 50 mg 2 times daily (max. 100 mg daily) Reduce the dose by half in older patients.
Insomnia
Adult: 25 mg once daily at bedtime
Duration
Moderate anxiety:as short as possible (max. 2 weeks)
Insomnia: 7 to 10 days
Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions
Do not administer to patients with closed-angle glaucoma, prostate disorders, dementia, history of QT interval prolongation.
Do not combine with drugs that prolong the QT interval(amiodarone, co-artemether, erythromycin, fluconazole, haloperidol, mefloquine, pentamidine, quinine, etc.).
Administer with caution (max. 50 mg daily) and monitor use in older patients or patients with hepatic impairment or severe renal impairment.
May cause:
drowsiness (caution when driving/operating machinery), headache, dizziness;
anticholinergic effects(dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, tachycardia, disorders of micturition);