Silenor Dosage
Generic name: doxepin
Drug classes: Miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics, Tricyclic antidepressants
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: TAB: 3 mg, 6 mg
Insomnia
- [6 mg PO qhs]
- Max: 6 mg/day; Info: for sleep maintenance; give w/in 30min of bedtime; in elderly pts, start 3 mg PO qhs; avoid meals w/in 3h of admin; reassess if no response after 7-10 days
Renal dosing
- [no adjustment]
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: no adjustment; no supplement
Hepatic dosing
- hepatic impairment: start 3 mg qhs