CHLORPROPAMIDE
CHLORPROPAMIDE · by GEOFMAN
Composition
Tab 250 mg: Chlorpropamide 250 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus: Adults: Initial: 250 mg once daily with breakfast, after 5-7 days, adjust by 50-125 mg daily every 3-5 days, may be increased to 100-500 mg daily, max: 750 mg daily. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Ketosis, congestive heart failure, gestational diabetes, elderly, children, pregnancy, renal and hepatic impairment.
Precautions
High blood pressure, risk of photosensitization.
Pregnancy
Not recommended.
Lactation
Not recommended.
Side Effects
Thrombocytopenia, a plastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, cholestatic jaundice, fictitious hypoglycaemia, agranulocytosis, hepatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, eosinophilic pulmonary infilterates.