Cevimeline Dosage
This dosage information may not include all the information needed to use Cevimeline safely and effectively. See additional information for Cevimeline.
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Usual Adult Dose for:
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Sjogren's Syndrome
For use in the treatment of symptoms of dry mouth in patients with Sjögren's Syndrome:
Recommended Dose: 30 mg three times a day.
There is insufficient safety information to support doses greater than 30 mg three times a day. There is also insufficient evidence for additional efficacy of cevimeline at doses greater than 30 mg three times a day.
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Precautions
Cevimeline is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma and when miosis is undesirable, e.g., in acute iritis and in narrow-angle (angle-closure) glaucoma.
Caution is recommended if cevimeline is to be used in patients with a history of nephrolithiasis or cholelithiasis. Contractions of the gallbladder or biliary smooth muscle could precipitate complications such as cholecystitis, cholangitis, and biliary obstruction. An increase in the ureteral smooth muscle tone could theoretically precipitate renal colic or ureteral reflux in patients with nephrolithiasis.
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age).
Dialysis
Data not available
