The WHO's definition is : " The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults ."
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Patients receive one dose a week for the first two weeks during initial, or so-called induction, therapy, then one every other week for a lower, maintenance dose.
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) such as ibuprofen are ineffective in the initial treatment of PMR, but they may be used in conjunction with the maintenance dose of corticosteroid.
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The dose that they are recommending, which is two to four capsules a day, is the equivalent of as much as five to 10 times a maintenance dose of thyroid hormone.
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After the desired clinical effect is obtained, the maintenance dose should be reduced to the smallest amount necessary to control symptoms, which can be as low as 1 spray in each nostril a day.
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According to the Early Intervention Algorithm, a part of ITAREPS, the presence of early warning signs warrants an immediate increase of baseline maintenance dose of antipsychotic by 20 % within the next 24 hours.
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The journal went out of its way to mock Goldstein's controversial _ and unproven _ contention that men should take a daily maintenance dose of a quarter-tablet of Viagra to prevent future erectile dysfunction.
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They recommend that people in this group work with their doctors to take incremental doses to desensitize their lungs, working up to being able to tolerate 400 to 650 milligrams of aspirin, then switch to a lower-maintenance dose.
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It is typically available in 15 mg tablets and doses usually range from 30 90 mg per day, with 15 mg every day or every other day suggested as a maintenance dose following a successful course of treatment.
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Patients who are desensitized then take a maintenance dose of aspirin daily and while on daily aspirin they often have reduced need for supporting medications, fewer asthma and sinusitis symptoms than previously, and many have an improved sense of smell.
