Diltiazem

🧮 Dose calculator

Angina pectoris · Regimen source: FDA Diltiazem · Dosage and Administration

• • Before meals and at bedtime; increase every 1–2 days; optimum 180–360 mg/day in 3–4 doses. Do not split 30 mg tablets. FDA Diltiazem · Dosage and Administration

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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 Diltiazem · Pregnancy

  “Reproduction studies have been conducted in mice, rats, and rabbits.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Diltiazem · Nursing Mothers

  “Diltiazem is excreted in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Diltiazem · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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