How to Use

For diseaseds taking paramethadione capsules :

• Swallow the capsules whole. Do not crush, chew, or break them before swallowing.

For diseaseds taking trimethadione solution :

• Use a specially marked measuring spoon, a plastic syringe, or a small marked measuring cup to measure each dose accurately. The average household teaspoon may not hold the right amount of liquid.

For diseaseds taking trimethadione chewable tablets :

• The tablets must be crushed and dissolved in a small amount of water or chewed before they are swallowed.

If this drug upsets your stomach, take it with a small amount of food or milk unless otherwise directed by your family doctor.

Take this drug only as directed by your family doctor , to benefit your condition as much as possible. Do not take more or less of it and do not take it more or less often than your family doctor ordered.

Dosage

The number of tablets or capsules or teaspoonfuls of solution that you take depends on the strength of the drug.

For paramethadione
• For oral dosage forms - capsules:
  • Adults and teenagers: To start, 300 milligrams - mg three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose by 300 mg every week until seizures are controlled or side effects appear. However, the dose is usually not more than 2400 mg a day, taken in three or four smaller doses.
  • Children 6 years of age and over: 300 mg three times a day.
  • Children 2 to 6 years of age: 200 mg three times a day.
  • Children up to 2 years of age: 100 mg three times a day.

For trimethadione
• For oral dosage forms - capsules, solution, tablets:
  • Adults and teenagers: To start, 300 milligrams - mg three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose by 300 mg every week until seizures are controlled or side effects appear. However, the dose is usually not more than 2400 mg a day, taken in three or four smaller doses.
  • Children 6 years of age and over: 300 mg three or four times a day.
  • Children 2 to 6 years of age: 200 mg three times a day.
  • Children up to 2 years of age: 100 mg three times a day.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. If only one dose is missed, it may be taken at bedtime.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store the capsule 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.
• Store trimethadione chewable tablets in the refrigerator.
• Keep the liquid form of this drug from freezing.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.