For colestipol, the starting dose is 2 g/day, and an average maintenance dose is 12 g/day. If the dose is increased by 2 g/day every month, how many months will it take for the maintenance dose to be reached?
ANSWER.
* Calculation of how many months take for maintenance dose to be reached.
Average maintenance dose = 12g/day.
Starting dose = 2g/day.
Number of months taken for maintenance dose to be
reached = Average maintenance dose/Starting dose.
= 12/2
= 6 months.
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