Name Tramadol Hydrochloride
Classes Analgesic / Pain Killer
Central Nervous System Agent
Narcotic/Opioid Analgesic
Diseases CNS Disorder
Pain

Tramadol Hydrochloride

Tramadol belongs to a class of drugs called the opioid agonists. It is a centrally acting analgesic.

Tramadol HCl is indicated in-

  • Pain (moderate to severe)

Adults and adolescent boys and girls over the age of 12:

The usual starting dose of tramadol hydrochloride is 50-100 mg twice a day, in the morning and evening. If pain relief is insufficient, increase the dose to 150 mg or 200 mg tramadol hydrochloride twice daily if necessary.

Tramadol can cause the following side effects

  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Constipation
  • Headache
  • Somnolence
  • vomiting
  • Pruritus
  • The administration of Tramadol HCL  may complicate the clinical assessment of patients with acute abdominal conditions. 
  • Impaired renal function  results in a  decreased  rate and extent of excretion of tramadol and its active metabolite, M1. In patients  with creatinine clearances of less than 30  mL/min, dosing reduction is recommended 
  • With the prolonged half-life in  these conditions, achievement  of steady-state is delayed, so that it may take several days for elevated plasma  concentrations to develop.

Contraindication

Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to any component of the product.

Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to other opiates such as-

Should not be co-administered with hypnotics such as-

Tramadol should not be taken with Alcohol.

Tramadol should not be administered to those who are suicide prone or prone to addiction.

Tramadol should not prescribed to patients prone to seizure.