Bupropion

🧮 Dose calculator

Major depressive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Bupropion XL · 2.2

• • Increase gradually to reduce seizure risk; swallow whole. FDA Bupropion XL · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Bupropion XL · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Data from epidemiological studies of pregnant women exposed to bupropion in the first trimester have not identified an increased risk of congenital malformations overall (see Data).”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Bupropion XL · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Data from published literature report the presence of bupropion and its metabolites in human milk (see Data).”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

  Boxed warning in the label about children. FDA Bupropion XL · Boxed Warning

  “SUICIDALITY AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term trials.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Bupropion XL · 8.5

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, it may be necessary to consider this factor in dose selection; it may be useful to monitor renal function [see Dosage and Administration ( 2.7 ), Use in Specific Populations ( 8.6 ), and Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.