Fluvoxamine

🧮 Dose calculator

Obsessive-compulsive disorder · Regimen source: FDA Fluvoxamine · 2.1FDA Fluvoxamine · 2

• • Increase by 50 mg every 4–7 days; max 300 mg/day; divide doses above 100 mg. FDA Fluvoxamine · 2

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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 Fluvoxamine · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Based on data from published observational studies, exposure to SSRIs, particularly in the month before delivery, has been associated with a less than 2-fold increase in the risk of postpartum hemorrhage [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.10 ) and Clinical Considerations].”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “Data from published literature report the presence of fluvoxamine is in human milk (see Data).”

• 👶 ChildrenDangerous / avoid

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

  “Fluvoxamine maleate tablets are not approved for use in pediatric patients except for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] .”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “… ly significant hyponatremia in elderly patients, who may be at greater risk for this adverse event [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.13 )] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialUse with caution

  Label has advice on pregnancy testing, contraception or fertility for females and males. FDA Fluvoxamine · 8.3

  “Infertility Animal findings suggest fertility may be impaired while taking fluvoxamine [see Nonclinical Toxicology ( 13.1 )].”