Estazolam Dosage
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Usual Adult Dose for:
Usual Geriatric Dose for:
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Insomnia
Initial Dose: 1 mg orally at bedtime.
Maximum Dose: 2 mg orally at bedtime.
Usual Geriatric Dose for Insomnia
Initial Dose: 1 mg (for the geriatric population in general).
Initial Dose: 0.5 mg orally at bedtime (in small or debilitated geriatric patients).
Maximum Dose: The dosage may be titrated slowly up to 2 mg nightly if necessary.
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
A lower starting dose of 0.5 mg orally at bedtime may be appropriate in patients with hepatic dysfunction.
Precautions
Increases should be initiated with caution in elderly patients and those with renal dysfunction.
Because estazolam is metabolized in the liver, use in patients with frank hepatic failure is not recommended.
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age).
Dialysis
Data not available
