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

Acetaminophen

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

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

Gout: Mild: 200-300 mg/day; Severe: 400600 mg/day; to reduce the possibility of
acute gouty attacks, initiate dose at 100
mg/day and increase weekly to
.recommended dosage

Allopurinol

Almotriptan

Oral: Adults: Migraine: Initial: 6.25-12.5

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

Alendronate

Osteoporosis in postmenopausal
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

Amiodarone

:Adults
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
Clavulanate Potassium

Two 1000 mg tablets every 12 hours for 10

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

range: 10-80 mg once daily

Atorvastatin
mg/day for a total of 3 days 500

Azithromycin

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

mg once daily 2.5-10

Bisoprolol

Hyperprolactinemia: 2.5 mg 2-3 times/day

Bromocriptine
optimal dosage range: 6-30 mg/day

Bromazepam

Usual dose is 4-32 mg once daily

Candesartan

Captopril

mg/day 25-100
Maximum dose: 150 mg 3 times/day

usual dose: 800-1200 mg/day

Carbamazepine
mg 3-4 times/day 350

Carisoprodol
50 25 12.5 6.25 3.125

Carvedilol
mg every 12 hours 500

Cefaclor
Adults: 1-2 g/day

Cefadroxil

Cefdinir

Adults: 300 mg twice daily or 600 mg once

daily for 10 days

.mg / 12 hours 400 200

Cefixime

.mg / 12 hours 400 200

Cefpodoxime
mg every 24 hours for 10 days 500

Cefprozil

Ceftriaxone

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

12-24 hour

Oral: 250-500 mg twice daily for 10 days

Cefuroxime

Cephalexin

Cetirizine

Adults: Dosing range: 250-1000 mg every 6

hours; maximum: 4 g/day

mg once daily; may increase to 10 5

mg/day

mg 8 4

Chlorpheniramine
mg/day 12.5-25

Chlorthalidone
mg/day 800 400

Cimetidine

Ciprofloxacin

mg 750 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 500

days

mg every 12 hours for 10 days 250

Clarithromycin

Clemastine

Clonidine

do not exceed 2 mg
mg clemastine fumarate (1 mg base) 1.34
twice daily

mg/day in 2 divided doses 0.1-0.8

mg once daily 75

Clopidogrel

Codeine

Colchicine

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

times/day

mg once daily 5

Desloratadine

Dexamethasone

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

hours

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

Diazepam

Diclofenac

Digoxin

mg 3 times/day; maximum dose: 150 50

mg/day

Daily Maintenance Dose

mg 0.125-0.5

Maintenance: 0.05-0.3 mg/day

Digitoxin
mg/day 540 360 240- 120

Diltiazem

DimenhyDRINATE

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

exceed 400 mg/day

,mg 3-4 times/day 10

Domperidone
mg every 12 hours 100

Doxycycline
mg/day 5-10-20

Enalapril
mg once daily 20-40

Esomeprazole
mg/day 10

Ezetimibe
mg once daily 20 10 5 2.5

Felodipine
mg/day 200 145 130- 67- 48

Fenofibrate

mg/day 180 120 60

Fexofenadine
mg/day 10-20-40

Fosinopril
Dosing range: 20-80 mg/day

Fluvastatin

Furosemide

Gabapentin

.mg/day is very famous 40

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

Dosage range: 900-1800 mg administered

in 3 divided doses at 8-hour intervals

I.M ( 40-80 mg/day )

Gentamicin
mg/day 5

GlipiZIDE
mg/day 10- 5 2.5

GlyBURIDE

Guaifenesin

mg every 4 hours to a maximum 200-400

of 2.4 g/day

;mg/day 12.5-50

Hydrochlorothiazide

Ibuprofen

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

(maximum dose: 3.2 g/day)

mg/day 5 2.5 1.25

Indapamide
mg/day 40- 20 -10- 5

Isosorbide Dinitrate
mg twice daily 10

Isosorbide Mononitrate

Ketorolac

Lactulose

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

;mg/day

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

1-2 divided doses if necessary

mg/day 15-30

Lansoprazole
.mg once daily 750 500

Levofloxacin
mg every 6-8 hours 500

Lincomycin
mg/day 20 10- 5

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

Loperamide
mg once daily 10

Loratadine

mg at bedtime 2-4

Lorazepam
mg /day 100 50

Losartan
Capsule: 1 g 4 times/day

Mesalamine
mg - 15 mg 7.5

Meloxicam

Mefenamic Acid

Metformin

mg to start then 250 mg every 4 hours 500

as needed

mg/day 1000 850 500

Maximum recommended dose 2550
mg/day
mg/day in 2 divided doses 250-1000

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

Metoclopramide
mg/day -25 50-100

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

Metronidazole

Minocycline

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

mg/day 10 5 4

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

Morphine
mcg 4 times/day 100-200

Misoprostol
mg/day to 100 50

Naltrexone

Naproxen

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

maximum: 1250 mg/day

mg/day 19 15 13

Niacin

NIFEdipine

Nystatin

Nitroglycerin

Quinine

mg 3 times/day 10-30
Maximum dose: 120-180 mg/day

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

hours

Sublingual: 0.2-0.6 mg every 5 minutes for

maximum of 3 doses in 15 minutes

Suppression of malaria: 325 mg twice daily

and continued for 6 weeks after exposure
,mg once daily 10 5 -2.5

Ramipril

Rifampin

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

mg/day

mg/day 20 -10- 5

Rosuvastatin

Orlistat

mg 3 times/day with each main meal 120

containing fat

Adults: 5 mg every 6 hours as needed

Oxycodone
I.M: 1.2 million units as a single dose

Penicillin G Benzathine
mg 2-3 times/day 50-100

Phenobarbital
mg 3 times /day 100

Phenytoin
mg/day once daily 10-20

Piroxicam
Usual range: 5-60 mg/day

PrednisoLONE
mg twice daily 250

Probenecid

((range: 6.25-12.5 mg 3 times/day

Promethazine
mg/day 80-320

Propranolol

Pseudoephedrine

mg every 4-6 hours 30-60

maximum: 240 mg/24 hours

mg 100 mg 50

Sildenafil

Simethicone

mg after meals and at bedtime as 40-120

needed, not to exceed 500 mg/day

mg once daily in the evening 20-40 -10

Simvastatin
mg 25-50-100-200

Spironolactone
g 3-4 times/day 1

Sulfasalazine
mg /day 300 100

Sulindac
mg, 50 mg, or 100 mg 25

Sumatriptan

mg 20 mg 10

Tadalafil
mg/day 20-40 -10

Tamoxifen
mg once daily 0.4

Tamsulosin
mg / day 80 40

Telmisartan
day/ 250 125

Terbinafine
mg/dose every 6 hours 250-500

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

Theophylline

Tramadol

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

400 mg/day

usual dosage range 500-1000 mg/day

Valproic Acid

Valsartan

mg or 160 mg once daily 80

maximum recommended dose: 320
mg/day

mg 20 10

Vardenafil

Warfarin

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

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