Complete dosing information for DICHLORPHENAMIDE
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION • Initiate dosing at 50 mg by mouth once or twice daily ( 2.1 ) • Titrate up or down dose based on individual response ( 2.1 ) • The minimum recommended dosage is 50 mg daily, and the maximum recommended dosage is 200 mg daily ( 2.1 ) • Evaluate response to dichlorphenamide tablets after 2 months of treatment ( 2.2 ) 2.1 Dosage Information Initiate dosing at 50 mg by mouth once or twice daily. The dosage may be increased or decreased based on individual response, at weekly intervals (or sooner in case of adverse reaction). The minimum recommended total daily dosage is 50 mg, and the maximum recommended total daily dosage is 200 mg. 2.2 Monitoring to Assess Effectiveness Primary hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis, and related variants are a heterogeneous group of conditions, for which the response to dichlorphenamide may vary. Therefore, prescribers should evaluate the patient's response to dichlorphenamide after 2 months