For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
For: Adults (18-64)
Oral, between 20 and 50 milligrams, once daily to breakfast, over the duration of 6 months.
The recommended dose is 20 mg daily. In general, improvement in patients starts after one week but may only become evident from the second week of therapy.
As with all antidepressant medicinal products, dosage should be reviewed and adjusted if necessary within 3 to 4 weeks of initiation of therapy and thereafter as judged clinically appropriate. In some patients, with insufficient response to 20 mg, the dose may be increased gradually up to a maximum of 50 mg a day in 10 mg steps according to the patient’s response.
Patients with depression should be treated for a sufficient period of at least 6 months to ensure that they are free from symptoms.
It is recommended that paroxetine is administered once daily in the morning with food.
For: Elders (65+)
Oral, between 20 and 40 milligrams, once daily to breakfast, over the duration of 6 months.
Increased plasma concentrations of paroxetine occur in elderly subjects, but the range of concentrations overlaps with that observed in younger subjects. Dosing should commence at the adult starting dose. Increasing the dose might be useful in some patients, but the maximum dose should not exceed 40 mg daily.
The recommended dose is 20 mg daily. In general, improvement in patients starts after one week but may only become evident from the second week of therapy.
As with all antidepressant medicinal products, dosage should be reviewed and adjusted if necessary within 3 to 4 weeks of initiation of therapy and thereafter as judged clinically appropriate.
Patients with depression should be treated for a sufficient period of at least 6 months to ensure that they are free from symptoms.
It is recommended that paroxetine is administered once daily in the morning with food.