Lucidol Injection
Oral
Moderate to severe pain:
Adult: 50-100 mg 4-6 hrly. Extended-release tab: 50-100 mg once or twice daily. Max: 400 mg/day.
Elderly: >75 yr Increase dosing interval.
Parenteral
Postoperative pain:
Adult: Initially, 100 mg followed by 50 mg every 10-20 min if necessary, to a total of 250 mg in the 1st hr including initial dose. Thereafter, 50-100 mg 4-6 hrly up to a total daily dose of 600 mg.
Elderly: >75 yr Increase dosing interval.
Parenteral
Moderate to severe pain:
Adult: IM/IV: 50-100 mg 4-6 hrly over 2-3 min.
Elderly: >75 yr Increase dosing interval.
Lucidol® (Tramadol Hydrochloride) is a centrally acting analgesic. Tramadol is a synthetic analog of codeine, however, Tramadol has a lower affinity for opioid receptor than codeine. It has less potential for abuse or respiratory depression than other opiate agonist, but both may occur.
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