Initial dose 1000 mg/ day
increment if no desired effect 509 mg/ day each week
at the beginning of 3rd wk, metformin dose z 1000+509+509= 2018 mg/day
the initial adult dose of metformin, an antigyperglycemic drug, is 1000 mg/day. The dose is increased...
1.A vial of isophane insulin for subcutaneous injection contains 100 units/ml. How many units are there in a 0.7 ml dose? 2.The initial adult dose of metformin, an antihyperglycemic drug, is 1000 mg/day. This dose is increased in increments of 500 mg/day each week until therapeutic results are achieved. If this increase occurs over a period of 2 weeks, what will be the dose at the beginning of the third week? 3.Pioglitazone increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin. When used...
An initial adult dose of rosuvastatin consists of 5 mg/day. This is increased every two weeks by 5 mg/day until therapeutic results are achieved. How many weeks are needed to reach the maximum maintenance dose of 40 mg/day?
An adult dose of niacin is initially 250 mg/day. This is increased every week for 11 weeks until a maintenance dose of 3000 mg/day is reached. What is the increase in dosage per week?
An adult dose of niacin is initially 250 mg/day. This is increased every week for 11 weeks until a maintenance dose of 3000 mg/day is reached. What is the increase in dosage per week?
An adult dose of niacin is initially 250 mg/day. This is increased every week for 11 weeks until a maintenance dose of 3000 mg/day is reached. What is the increase in dosage per week?
quetiapine is a hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia. typically the initial dose is small, with a fairly rapid increase over a four day period. suppose a patient is given three doses a day. each administration is 25 mg on the first day, 50 mg on the second day, 75 on the third day, and 100 mg on the fourth day. during this time, each dose consists of one or more 25 mg tablets. how many tablets will be needed...
quetiapine is a hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia. typically the initial dose is small, with a fairly rapid increase over a four day period. suppose a patient is given three doses a day. each administration is 25 mg on the first day, 50 mg on the second day, 75 on the third day, and 100 mg on the fourth day. during this time, each dose consists of one or more 25 mg tablets. how many tablets will be needed...
Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, is given to adult patients at an initial dose of 5 mg/day. The final (maintenance) dose can be as high as 10 mg/day. If the increase in dosage is 2.5 mg over a 4-day period, how many days will it take to reach the maintenance dose from the initial dose?
Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has a small initial dose followed by a steady increase over several days. Suppose a patient is given three doses a day. Each administration is 250 mg on the first day, and is increased by 250 mg every fourth day. The maintenance dose is reached after 28 days. How large is each administration of the maintenance dose?
Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has a small initial dose followed by a steady increase over several days. Suppose a patient is given three doses a day. Each administration is 250 mg on the first day, and is increased by 250 mg every fourth day. The maintenance dose is reached after 28 days. Calculate the initial and final daily doses of levodopa administered to the patient.