Minipress Dosage
Drug class: Antiadrenergic agents, peripherally actingMedically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: CAP: 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg
HTN
- [6-15 mg/day PO divided bid-tid]
- Start: 1 mg PO bid-tid; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: give 1st dose at bedtime
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- [0.5-1 mg PO bid]
- Max: 4 mg/day
Nightmares, post-traumatic stress disorder-assoc.
- [3-15 mg PO qhs]
- Start: 1 mg PO qhs, then incr. by 1-2 mg/day q3-4 days; Max: 15 mg/day
Renal dosing
- [no adjustment]
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: no adjustment; no supplement
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
SRC: NLM .