Intuniv Dosage

Recommended Peds Dosing

Dosage forms:  ER TAB: 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 4 mg

ADHD

[6-17 yo, 25-33.9 kg]

Dose: 2-3 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

[6-17 yo, 34-41.4 kg]

Dose: 2-4 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

[6-17 yo, 41.5-49.4 kg]

Dose: 3-5 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

[6-17 yo, 49.5-58.4 kg]

Dose: 3-6 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

[6-17 yo, 58.5-91 kg]

Dose: 4-7 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

[6-17 yo, >91 kg]

Dose: 5-7 mg PO qd; Start: 1 mg PO qd, incr. by 1 mg/day qwk; Alt: 0.05-0.12 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Info: for monotherapy or adjunct tx; do not give w/ high fat meals; do not cut/crush/chew tab; taper dose by 1 mg/day q3-7 days to D/C

Renal dosing

renal impairment: not defined; Info: consider decr. usual dose if significant impairment

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

hepatic impairment: not defined: Info: consider decr. usual dose if significant impairment