Clomipramine

🧮 Dose calculator

Obsessive-compulsive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Clomipramine · Dosage and Administration

• • To about 100 mg over 2 weeks (divided, with meals), then gradually to max 250 mg/day; after titration once at bedtime. FDA Clomipramine · Dosage and Administration

Enter age (weight is optional for this regimen).

👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

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

  “Clomipramine hydrochloride capsules, USP should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Clomipramine · Nursing Mothers

  “Because of the potential for adverse reactions, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

  Boxed warning in the label about children. FDA Clomipramine · Boxed Warning

  “Clomipramine hydrochloride is not approved for use in pediatric patients except for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) ( see WARNINGS, Clinical Worsening and Suicide Risk ;”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Clomipramine · Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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