Sutent Dosage
Sutent Dosage Generic name: sunitinib Drug classes: Multikinase inhibitors, VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: CAP: 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 37.5 mg, 50 mg Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, previously treated [50 mg PO qd on days 1-28 of 42-day cycle] Info: for pts w/ dz progression on or intolerance to imatinib Renal […]
Suvorexant Dosage
Suvorexant Dosage Generic name: suvorexant Brand name: Belsomra Drug class: Miscellaneous anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: TAB: 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg Insomnia [10 mg PO qhs] Max: 20 mg/day; Info: for sleep onset and/or maintenance; use lowest effective dose; give w/in 30min of bedtime […]
Sylvant Dosage
Sylvant Dosage Generic name: siltuximab Drug class: Interleukin inhibitors Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: INJ Castleman dz, multicentric [11 mg/kg/dose IV q3wk] Info: for HIV negative and HHV-8 negative pts REenal dosing CrCl >15: no adjustment; CrCl <15: not defined HD/PD: not defined Hepatic dosing Child-Pugh Class A or B: no adjustment; […]
Symlin Dosage
Symlin Dosage Generic name: pramlintide Brand names: SymlinPen 120, SymlinPen 60 Drug class: Amylin analogs Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: INJ (SymlinPen 60 pen): 1500 mcg per 1.5 mL; INJ (SymlinPen 120 pen): 2700 mcg per 2.7 mL Special Note [prescribing info] Info: use SymlinPen 60 pen for 15 mcg, 30 mcg, 45 […]
Sympazan Dosage
Sympazan Dosage Generic name: clobazam Drug class: Benzodiazepine anticonvulsants Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: STRIP: 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome [adjunct tx, <30 kg] Dose: 10 mg PO bid; Start: 5 mg PO qd x1wk, then 5 mg PO bid x1wk; Max: 20 mg/day; Info: do not give […]
Symproic Dosage
Symproic Dosage Generic name: naldemedine Drug class: Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: TAB: 0.2 mg Constipation, opioid-induced [0.2 mg PO qd] Info: for pts w/ chronic non-cancer pain, incl. pain related to prior cancer or tx Renal dosing [see below] renal impairment: no adjustment HD: no adjustment; no […]
Symtuza Dosage
Symtuza Dosage Generic name: cobicistat, darunavir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir Drug class: Antiviral combinations Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: TAB: 800 mg/150 mg/200 mg/10 mg HIV infection [1 tab PO qd] Info: for tx-naive pts or tx-experienced pts w/o darunavir or tenofovir resistance-assoc. substitutions; give w/ food Renal dosing CrCl <30: avoid […]
Synagis Dosage
Synagis Dosage Generic name: palivizumab Drug class: Immune globulins Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Peds Dosing Dosage forms: INJ: 50 mg per 0.5 mL, 100 mg per mL RSV prophylaxis, high-risk pts [<1 yo at start of RSV season] Dose: 15 mg/kg/dose IM qmo; Start: before RSV season or ASAP if during season; Max: 5 […]
Synarel Dosage
Synarel Dosage Generic name: nafarelin nasal Drug class: Gonadotropin releasing hormones Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: SPRAY: 200 mcg per actuation Special Note [uses, dosing may vary] Info: refer to institution protocols and pkg insert prior to prescribing Endometriosis [1 actuation in one nostril bid x6mo] Start: day 2-4 of menstrual cycle; […]
Syndros Dosage
Syndros Dosage Generic name: dronabinol Brand names: Marinol, Syndros Drug class: Miscellaneous antiemetics Medically reviewed by A Ras MD. Recommended Adult Dosing Dosage forms: SOL: 5 mg per mL Anorexia/weight loss, AIDS-assoc. [2.1-4.2 mg PO bid] Start: 2.1 mg PO bid, may incr. by 2.1 mg/day gradually; Max: 16.8 mg/day; Info: give 1h before lunch and dinner; decr. […]