Lyvispah Dosage
Generic name: baclofen
Drug class: Skeletal muscle relaxants
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: GRANULE: 5 mg per pkt, 10 mg per pkt, 20 mg per pkt
Spasticity
- [20-80 mg/day PO/NG/GT/GJ divided tid-qid]
- Start: 5 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid, may incr. by 15 mg/day q3 days; Max: 80 mg/day; Info: taper dose gradually to D/C
Hiccups, intractable
- [5-10 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid]
- Start: 5 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid, may incr. by 15 mg/day q3 days; Max: 75 mg/day; Info: taper dose gradually to D/C
Renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: consider decr. usual dose
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Recommended Peds Dosing
- Dosage forms: GRANULE: 5 mg per pkt, 10 mg per pkt, 20 mg per pkt
Spasticity
- [*2-7 yo]
- Dose: 10-40 mg/day PO/NG/GT/GJ divided tid-qid; Start: 2.5-5 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid, may incr. by 5-15 mg/day q3 days; Max: 40 mg/day; Info: taper dose gradually to D/C
- [*8-11 yo]
- Dose: 10-60 mg/day PO/NG/GT/GJ divided tid-qid; Start: 2.5-5 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid, may incr. by 5-15 mg/day q3 days; Max: 60 mg/day; Info: taper dose gradually to D/C
- [12 yo and older]
- Dose: 20-80 mg/day PO/NG/GT/GJ divided tid-qid; Start: 5 mg PO/NG/GT/GJ tid, may incr. by 15 mg/day q3 days; Max: 80 mg/day; Info: taper dose gradually to D/C
Renal dosing
- renal impairment: consider decr. usual dose
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
SRC: NLM .