Name of the drug Dose

Acarbose Initial dose: 25 mg 3 times/day with the

first bite of each main meal
Maintenance dose: Should be adjusted.
Dosage may be increased from 25 mg 3
times/day to 50 mg 3 times/day. Some
patients may benefit from increasing the
dose to 100 mg 3 times/day.
Maintenance dose ranges: 50-100 mg 3
times/day.

Adults: 325-650 mg every 4-6 hours or

Acetaminophen 1000 mg 3-4 times/day; do not exceed 4
g/day

Gout: Mild: 200-300 mg/day; Severe: 400-

Allopurinol 600 mg/day; to reduce the possibility of
acute gouty attacks, initiate dose at 100
mg/day and increase weekly to
recommended dosage.

Oral: Adults: Migraine: Initial: 6.25-12.5

Almotriptan mg in a single dose; if the headache
returns, repeat the dose after 2 hours; no
more than 2 doses in 24-hour period

Osteoporosis in postmenopausal
Alendronate females
Prophylaxis : 35 mg once weekly
Treatment : 70 mg once weekly

Alprazolam the manufacturer recommends starting at

0.25-0.5 mg 3 times/day; titrate dose
upward; maximum: 4 mg/day

Adults:
Amiodarone
Ventricular arrhythmias: 800-1600
mg/day in 1-2 doses for 1-3 weeks, then
when adequate arrhythmia control is
achieved, decrease to 600-800 mg/day in
1-2 doses for 1 month; maintenance: 400
mg/day. Lower doses are recommended for
supraventricular arrhythmias.
Amitriptyline Adults:
Depression:
Oral: 50-150 mg/day ; dose may be
gradually increased up to 300 mg/day

Amlodipine Initial dose: 5 mg once daily;

maximum dose: 10 mg once daily

Amoxicillin and Two 1000 mg tablets every 12 hours for 10

Clavulanate Potassium days

Aspirin Analgesic and antipyretic:

Oral, rectal: 325-650 mg every 4-6 hours
up to 4 g/day.
Anti-inflammatory:
Oral: Initial: 2.4-3.6 g/day in divided
doses;
usual maintenance: 3.6-5.4 g/day

Myocardial infarction prophylaxis: 75-325

mg/day;

Atenolol
Adults:
Hypertension: 25-50 mg once daily, may
increase to 100 mg/

Atorvastatin range: 10-80 mg once daily

Azithromycin 500 mg/day for a total of 3 days

Dosage
Betahistine Oral: Adults: 8-16 mg 3 times/day

Bisacodyl
Adults:
Oral: 5-15 mg as single dose (up to 30 mg
when complete evacuation of bowel is
required)

Bismuth Helicobacter pylori eradication: Adults:

524 mg 4 times/day
Bisoprolol 2.5-10 mg once daily

Bromocriptine Hyperprolactinemia: 2.5 mg 2-3 times/day

Bromazepam optimal dosage range: 6-30 mg/day

Candesartan Usual dose is 4-32 mg once daily

Captopril 25-100 mg/day

Maximum dose: 150 mg 3 times/day

Carbamazepine usual dose: 800-1200 mg/day

Carisoprodol 350 mg 3-4 times/day

Carvedilol 3.125 6.25 12.5 25 50

Cefaclor 500 mg every 12 hours

Cefadroxil Adults: 1-2 g/day

Cefdinir Adults: 300 mg twice daily or 600 mg once

daily for 10 days

Cefixime 200 400 mg / 12 hours.

Cefpodoxime 200 400 mg / 12 hours.

Cefprozil 500 mg every 24 hours for 10 days

Ceftriaxone Adults: Usual dose: I.M., I.V.: 1-2 g every

12-24 hour

Cefuroxime Oral: 250-500 mg twice daily for 10 days

Cephalexin Adults: Dosing range: 250-1000 mg every 6

hours; maximum: 4 g/day

Cetirizine 5 mg once daily; may increase to 10

mg/day

Chlorpheniramine 4 8 mg

Chlorthalidone 12.5-25 mg/day

Cimetidine 400 800 mg/day

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg 750 mg every 12 hours for 7-14
days

Clarithromycin 250 mg every 12 hours for 10 days

Clemastine do not exceed 2 mg

1.34 mg clemastine fumarate (1 mg base)
twice daily

Clonidine 0.1-0.8 mg/day in 2 divided doses

Clopidogrel 75 mg once daily

Codeine Adults: 10-20 mg/dose every 4-6 hours as

needed;
maximum: 120 mg/day

range: 0.6 mg every other day to 0.6 mg 3

Colchicine times/day

Desloratadine 5 mg once daily

Dexamethasone 0.75-9 mg/day in divided doses every 6-12

hours

Diazepam Oral: 2-10 mg 2-4 times/day

Diclofenac 50 mg 3 times/day; maximum dose: 150

mg/day

Digoxin Daily Maintenance Dose

0.125-0.5 mg

Digitoxin Maintenance: 0.05-0.3 mg/day

Diltiazem 120 -240 360 540 mg/day

DimenhyDRINATE Adults: 50-100 mg every 4-6 hours, not to

exceed 400 mg/day

Domperidone 10 mg 3-4 times/day,

Doxycycline 100 mg every 12 hours

Enalapril 5-10-20 mg/day

Esomeprazole 20-40 mg once daily

Ezetimibe 10 mg/day

Felodipine 2.5 5 10 20 mg once daily

Fenofibrate 48 -67 -130 145 200 mg/day

Fexofenadine 60 120 180 mg/day

Fosinopril 10-20-40 mg/day

Fluvastatin Dosing range: 20-80 mg/day

Furosemide 40 mg/day is very famous.

((20-80 mg/day in 2 divided doses))

Gabapentin Dosage range: 900-1800 mg administered

in 3 divided doses at 8-hour intervals

Gentamicin I.M ( 40-80 mg/day )

GlipiZIDE 5 mg/day

GlyBURIDE 2.5 5 -10 mg/day

Guaifenesin 200-400 mg every 4 hours to a maximum

of 2.4 g/day

Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5-50 mg/day;

Ibuprofen 200-400-800 mg/dose 3-4 times/day

(maximum dose: 3.2 g/day)

Indapamide 1.25 2.5 5 mg/day

Isosorbide Dinitrate 5 -10- 20 -40 mg/day

Isosorbide Mononitrate 10 mg twice daily

Ketorolac 10 mg every 4-6 hours; do not exceed 40

mg/day;

Lactulose 15-30 mL/day increased to 60 mL/day in 1-

2 divided doses if necessary

Lansoprazole 15-30 mg/day

Levofloxacin 500 750 mg once daily.

Lincomycin 500 mg every 6-8 hours

Lisinopril 5 -10 20 mg/day

Loperamide Diarrhea : 2 mg / 3-4 times a day.

Loratadine 10 mg once daily

Lorazepam 2-4 mg at bedtime

Losartan 50 100 mg /day

Mesalamine Capsule: 1 g 4 times/day

Meloxicam 7.5 mg - 15 mg

Mefenamic Acid 500 mg to start then 250 mg every 4 hours

as needed

Metformin 500 850 1000 mg/day

Maximum recommended dose 2550
mg/day

Methyldopa 250-1000 mg/day in 2 divided doses

Metoclopramide Oral: 10-15 mg/dose up to 4 times/day

Metoprolol 25 - 50-100 mg/day

Metronidazole 500-750 mg every 8 hours for 5-10 days

Minocycline Acne: Oral: 50 mg 1-3 times/day

Montelukast 4 5 10 mg/day

Morphine 10-30 mg every 3-4 hours as needed

Misoprostol 100-200 mcg 4 times/day

Naltrexone 50 mg/day to 100

Naproxen 500 mg, then 250 mg every 6-8 hours;

maximum: 1250 mg/day

Niacin 13 15 19 mg/day
NIFEdipine 10-30 mg 3 times/day
Maximum dose: 120-180 mg/day

Nystatin Oral: 500,000-1,000,000 units every 8

hours

Nitroglycerin Sublingual: 0.2-0.6 mg every 5 minutes for

maximum of 3 doses in 15 minutes

Quinine Suppression of malaria: 325 mg twice daily

and continued for 6 weeks after exposure

Ramipril 2.5- 5 10 mg once daily,

Rifampin Adults: 10 mg/kg/day (maximum: 600

mg/day

Rosuvastatin 5 -10- 20 mg/day

Orlistat 120 mg 3 times/day with each main meal

containing fat

Oxycodone Adults: 5 mg every 6 hours as needed

Penicillin G Benzathine I.M: 1.2 million units as a single dose

Phenobarbital 50-100 mg 2-3 times/day

Phenytoin 100 mg 3 times /day

Piroxicam 10-20 mg/day once daily

PrednisoLONE Usual range: 5-60 mg/day

Probenecid 250 mg twice daily

Promethazine )range: 6.25-12.5 mg 3 times/day)

Propranolol 80-320 mg/day

Pseudoephedrine 30-60 mg every 4-6 hours

maximum: 240 mg/24 hours

Sildenafil 50 mg 100 mg
Simethicone 40-120 mg after meals and at bedtime as
needed, not to exceed 500 mg/day

Simvastatin 10- 20-40 mg once daily in the evening

Spironolactone 25-50-100-200 mg

Sulfasalazine 1 g 3-4 times/day

Sulindac 100 300 mg /day

Sumatriptan 25 mg, 50 mg, or 100 mg

Tadalafil 10 mg 20 mg

Tamoxifen 10- 20-40 mg/day

Tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily

Telmisartan 40 80 mg / day

Terbinafine 125 250 /day

Tetracycline 250-500 mg/dose every 6 hours

Theophylline 10 mg/kg (not to exceed 900 mg/day)

Tramadol 50-100 mg every 4-6 hours, not to exceed

400 mg/day

Valproic Acid usual dosage range 500-1000 mg/day

Valsartan 80 mg or 160 mg once daily

maximum recommended dose: 320
mg/day

Vardenafil 10 20 mg

Warfarin Start 5-10 mg daily for 2 days. Adjust dose

according to INR results; usual
maintenance dose ranges from 2-10 mg
daily