What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Lortuss LQ to Children or the Elderly?

If you are PREGNANT

  • Requires a Risk/Benefit Assessment:
  • No Known Fetal/Neonatal Risk:

If you are NURSING

  • Precaution: MAY DECREASE MILK SUPPLY AND CAUSE IRRITABILITY
  • Precaution: LOW MOLEC WT. POSSIBLE EXCRETION; NOT RECOM; MAY CAUSE PARADOXICAL EXCITATION

If you are an adult over 60

  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Cardiovascular-Elderly are more sensitive to tachycardia and hypertensive effects. May exacerbate symptomatic coronary insufficiency. Genitourinary-May cause urinary retention. Neuro/Psych-May worsen cognitive impairment in some elderly with dementia. Insomnia risk.
  • Management or Monitoring Precaution: Neuro/Psych-Anticholinergic effects may cause sedation, worsen cognitive impairment and increase fall risk. Non-sedating antihistamine preferred. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation. Genitourinary-Best avoided in patients with urinary retention from any cause.

Giving Lortuss LQ to a child under 12

  • Severe Precaution: CNS and respiratory depression, or excitation. Avoid using with underlying asthma. Consult clinician for use in patient age < 6 years.
  • Contraindication: CNS excitation and convulsion risk in newborns.
  • Contraindication: CNS depression and paradoxical excitation. Avoid use with age <2 years.
  • Contraindication: High risk of adverse CNS effects. Not recommended for use age < 6 years.
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