What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Dihydrocodeine Comp Oral to Children or the Elderly?

If you are pregnant

  • Not Recommended:
  • Not Recommended:
  • Not Recommended:

    • If you are nursing

  • Precaution: RESP DEP POSS IN INFANT,NON-OPIOID ALT REC, OR USE LOW DOSE SHORTEST DURATION
  • Precaution: HIGH DOSES MAY CAUSE HYPERACTIVITY AND WAKEFULNESS IN INFANT.
  • Precaution: ONE REPORT OF METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; RISK OF REYE'S SYND IN VIRAL ILLNESS.

    • If you are an adult over 60

  • management or monitoring precaution: General-Consider adding naloxone Rx. Pulmonary-Life threatening respiratory depression risk with high doses, cachexia, or debilitation due to altered pharmacokinetics (poor fat stores, muscle wasting, or altered clearance). Monitor closely at initiation and dose titration. Neuro/Psych-Risk for increased confusion and delirium. May increase fall risk. Avoid treatment with 3 or more CNS active drugs. Gastrointestinal-Constipation risk. Urogenital-Urinary retention risk.

    • Pediatric use

  • Severe Precaution: Adverse CNS effects (e.g. insomnia, restlessness, nervousness, and mild delirium) may be more severe in children.
  • Severe Precaution: Reye syndrome risk with viral illness, fever, and/or flu symptoms.
  • Severe Precaution: Caution in infants with seizure disorder, cardiovascular disease, renal impairment, or hepatic impairment.
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