Complete dosing information for PREXXARTAN
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 Indication Starting Dose Dose Range Target Maintenance Dose* Hypertension - adults( 2.1 ) 40 or 80 mg twice daily 40 -160 mg twice daily --- Hypertension—age 6 to16 years ( 2.2 ) 0.65 mg/kg twice daily (up to 40 mg total) 0.65-1.35 mg/kg twice daily (up to 40 mg-160 mg total) --- Heart Failure ( 2.3 ) 40 mg twice daily 40 mg-160 mg twice daily 160 mg twice daily Post-Myocardial Infarction ( 2.4 ) 20 mg twice daily 20 mg-160 mg twice daily 160 mg twice daily * As tolerated by patient 2.1 General Considerations PREXXARTAN™ is not therapeutically equivalent to the tablet formulation of Diovan. The peak concentration of valsartan with PREXXARTAN™ is higher than with Diovan [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) , Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ]. Follow dosing instructions given here. 2.2 Adult Hypertension The recommended starting dose of PREXXARTAN™ is 40 mg or 80 mg twice daily when used as monotherapy in patients who are not volume-depleted. Patients requiring gr