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asenapine transdermal
Black Box Warnings .
Dementia-Related Psychosis
not approved for dementia-related psychosis; incr. mortality risk in elderly pts on antipsychotic tx for dementia-related psychosis; most deaths due to cardiovascular or infectious events
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: PATCH: 3.8 mg per 24h, 5.7 mg per 24h, 7.6 mg per 24h
schizophrenia
- [apply 1 patch qd]
- Start: apply 3.8 mg patch qd, may incr. to 5.7 mg patch qd or 7.6 mg patch qd after 1wk; Max: 1 patch/24h; Info: D/C if ANC <1000; consider D/C if unexplained decr. in WBC; do not cut patch
renal dosing
- [see below]
- renal impairment: no adjustment
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [see below]
- Child-Pugh Class C: contraindicated
Peds Dosing .
Peds dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.