Topiramate dosage forms and strengths: Difference between revisions
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Tablets: 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = TOPIRAMATE (TOPIRAMATE ) TABLET, FILM COATED [AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=32b48ea0-a215-43b8-83b4-a5435a686d68 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 6 February 2014 }}</ref> | Tablets: 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg | ||
In order to avoid early side-effects (e.g. cognitive dysfunction) the initial dose normally is low and increased in slow steps. The usual initial dose is 25 to 50 mg daily in 2 single doses. Recommended increments are 25 to 50mg every 1 or 2 weeks. Common doses for maintenance treatment are 100 to 200 mg daily. The highest dose possible is 1,000 mg daily in divided doses.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = TOPIRAMATE (TOPIRAMATE ) TABLET, FILM COATED [AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=32b48ea0-a215-43b8-83b4-a5435a686d68 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 6 February 2014 }}</ref> | |||
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Dosage Forms and Strengths
Tablets: 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg In order to avoid early side-effects (e.g. cognitive dysfunction) the initial dose normally is low and increased in slow steps. The usual initial dose is 25 to 50 mg daily in 2 single doses. Recommended increments are 25 to 50mg every 1 or 2 weeks. Common doses for maintenance treatment are 100 to 200 mg daily. The highest dose possible is 1,000 mg daily in divided doses.[1]
References
- ↑ "TOPIRAMATE (TOPIRAMATE ) TABLET, FILM COATED [AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED]". Retrieved 6 February 2014.