Methylphenidate

🧮 Dose calculator

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder · Regimen source: FDA Ritalin · 2.2FDA Ritalin · 8.4

• • Before breakfast and lunch; increase 5–10 mg weekly; above 60 mg/day not recommended. Discontinue if no improvement after one month. FDA Ritalin · 2.2FDA Ritalin · 2.3
• • Before starting: screen for cardiac disease, family history of sudden death, tics/Tourette's. FDA Ritalin · 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 Ritalin · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Published studies and postmarketing reports on methylphenidate use during pregnancy have not identified a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “Risk Summary Limited published literature, based on milk sampling from seven mothers, reports that methylphenidate is present in human milk, which resulted in infant doses of 0.16% to 0.7% of the maternal weight-adjusted dosage and a milk/plasma ratio ranging between 1.1 and 2.7.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Ritalin · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of Ritalin for the treatment of ADHD have been established in pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “Ritalin has not been studied in the geriatric population.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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