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What are the workable treatment options? Depression What is it? Prescription Name of the patient: Date of birth of the patient: Medication with strength: Bupropion (Wellbutrin) 100 mg Initial dose: 100 mg orally twice a day, increase if necessary after 3 days to 100 mg orally three times a day. How much to dispense: 5 tablets Route: Take 1 tablet by mouth Refills: No Date prescribed: Name of the doctor: Signature of the doctor: Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a medicine used to treat depression. Bupropion hydrochloride dosing information Initial dose: 100 mg orally twice a day, increase if necessary after 3 days to 100 mg orally three times a day. Maximum dose: 450 mg/day in up to 4 divided doses; single doses should not exceed 150 mg Immediate-release tablets should be given at least 6 hours apart. ,br> Warnings You should not take bupropion if you have seizures, an eating disorder, or suddenly stopped using alcohol, seizure medication, or sedatives. You should not take two medicines together that contain bupropion for example, if you take Wellbutrin for depression, you should not also take Contrave for weight control. Before taking this medicine Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others. The brands of bupropion are FDA-approved for specific conditions. Wellbutrin SR is used to treat major depressive disorder. Wellbutrin XL is used to treat MDD and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Zyban (discontinued) was used to help stop smoking. Auvelity (bupropion with dextromethorphan) is used to treat MDD in adults. Contrave (bupropion and naltrexone) is used for weight management for specific patients. Further reading https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/018644s052lbl.pdf https://www.drugs.com/bupropion.html |