How to Use

Take this drug only as directed by your family doctor . Do not take more or less of it, do not take it more often and do not take it for a longer time than your family doctor ordered. If too much is taken, it may become habit-forming - causing mental or physical dependence.

If you think this drug is not help you after you have taken it for few weeks, do not increase the dose . Instead, check with your family doctor.

For diseaseds taking the short-acting form of this drug:

• Take the last dose for each day at least 6 hours before bedtime to help prevent trouble in sleeping.

For diseaseds taking the long-acting form of this drug:

• Take the daily dose about 10 to 14 hours before bedtime to help prevent trouble in sleeping.
• These capsules or tablets must be swallowed whole. Do not break, crush, or chew them before swallowing.

Amphetamines may be taken with or without food or on a full or empty stomach. However, if your family doctor tells you to take the drug a certain way, take it exactly as directed.

Dosage

The number of capsules or tablets that you take depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking amphetamines .

For amphetamine
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Adults At first, 5 milligrams - mg one to three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 6 years of age and older At first, 5 mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 to 6 years of age At first, 2.5 mg once a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 3 years of age Use is not recommended.
  • For narcolepsy:
    • Adults At first, 5 mg one to three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 12 years of age and older At first, 5 mg two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age At first, 2.5 mg two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For amphetamine and dextroamphetamine
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Children 6 years of age and older At first, 5 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 to 6 years of age At first, 2.5 mg once a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 3 years of age Use is not recommended.
  • For narcolepsy:
    • Adults Usually 5 to 60 mg a day, divided into two or three smaller doses.
    • Children 12 years of age and older At first, 10 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age At first, 5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For dextroamphetamine
• For oral extended-release capsule dosage form:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Adults 5 to 60 milligrams - mg a day.
    • Children 6 years of age and older At first, 5 mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 to 6 years of age At first, 2.5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 3 years of age Use is not recommended.
  • For narcolepsy:
    • Adults 5 to 60 mg a day.
    • Children 12 years of age and older At first, 10 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age At first, 5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 to 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children younger than 3 years of age Use is not recommended.
• For oral tablet dosage form:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Adults 5 to 60 mg a day.
    • Children 6 years of age and older At first, 5 mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 to 6 years of age At first, 2.5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 3 years of age Use is not recommended.
  • For narcolepsy:
    • Adults 5 to 60 mg a day.
    • Children 12 years of age and older At first, 10 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age At first, 5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For methamphetamine
• For oral tablet dosage form:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Children 6 years of age and older At first, 5 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children younger than 6 years of age Use is not recommended.
• For oral extended-release tablet dosage form:
  • For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
    • Children 6 years of age and older 20 to 25 mg a day.
    • Children younger than 6 years of age Use is not recommended.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug and your dosing schedule is:

• One dose a day Take the missed dose as soon as possible, but not later than stated above, to prevent trouble in sleeping. However, if you do not remember the missed dose until the next day, skip it and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
• Two or three doses a day If you remember within an hour or so of the missed dose, take the dose right away. However, if you do not remember until later, skip it and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store the capsule or tablet form of this drug in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.