Complete dosing information for PRUSSIAN BLUE INSOLUBLE CAPSULES
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 Adults and Adolescents: 3 grams orally three times a day ( 2.3 ) Pediatrics (2 – 12 years): 1 gram orally three times a day ( 2.3 ) Administer as soon as possible after internal contamination with cesium or thallium is suspected ( 2.1 ) 2.1 Important Administration Instructions Obtain quantitative baseline of the internalized contamination by radioactive cesium (137Cs) and/or thallium by appropriate whole-body counting and/or by bioassay (e.g., biodosimetry), or feces/urine samples, whenever possible prior to Radiogardase treatment. Initiate treatment with Radiogardase as soon as possible after contamination is suspected. Even when delayed, treatment with Radiogardase is effective and should not be withheld. Take Radiogardase capsules with food to stimulate excretion of cesium or thallium. In patients who cannot tolerate swallowing large numbers of capsules, open the capsules and mix with bland food or liquids. 2.2 Decontamination Procedures for Radioactive