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How to Use

Take this drug on an empty stomach - either 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals to lessen the possibility of nausea and vomiting, unless otherwise directed by your family doctor.

Take this drug only as directed . Do not take more of it, do not take it more often and do not take it for a longer time than your family doctor ordered. To do so may increase the risk of side effects.

Dosage

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  • For oral dosage form - tablets:
    • Adults 25 to 50 milligrams - mg three or four times a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.6 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.27 mg per pound of body weight a day. This dose is divided into smaller doses and taken three or four times a day.
  • For injection dosage form:
    • Adults 5 mg injected under the skin three or four times a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.2 mg per kg - 0.09 mg per pound of body weight a day. This dose is divided into smaller doses, which are injected under the skin three or four times a day.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug and you remember within an hour or so of the missed dose, take it right away. However, if you do not remember until 2 or more hours after, skip the missed dose 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 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• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed.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.