Complete dosing information for METOLAZONE
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.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Effective dosage of metolazone tablets should be individualized according to indication and patient response. A single daily dose is recommended. Therapy with metolazone tablets should be titrated to gain an initial therapeutic response and to determine the minimal dose possible to maintain the desired therapeutic response. Usual Single Daily Dosage Schedules Suitable initial dosages will usually fall in the ranges given. Edema of cardiac failure: Metolazone tablets, 5 mg to 20 mg once daily. Edema of renal disease: Metolazone tablets, 5 mg to 20 mg once daily. Mild to moderate essential hypertension: Metolazone tablets, 2.5 mg to 5 mg once daily. New patients - If considered desirable to switch patients currently on Zaroxolyn ® tablets and other formulations of metolazone that share its slow and incomplete bioavailability to Mykrox ® , the dose should be determined by titration starting at one tablet (0.5 mg) once daily and increasing to two tablets (1 mg) on