Treatment with Samsca should be initiated in hospital
Treatment with Samsca should be initiated in hospital due to the need for a dose titration with close monitoring of serum sodium and volume status.
. Treatment with Samsca should be initiated at a dose of 15 mg once daily. The dose may be increased to 30 mg and further to a maximum of 60 mg once daily as tolerated to achieve the desired level of serum sodium.
Samsca is administered once daily. Administration should preferably take place in the morning, and mealtimes do not have to be taken into account.
Samsca treatment is expected to last until the underlying disease is adequately treated or until such time that hyponatraemia is no longer a clinical issue.
The most common side-effects are thirst and nausea. For complete information about side-effects, contraindications and interactions, please see the product summary (lank till engelsk SPC!)