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What are symptoms of a low depakote level?
Lack of oxygen
Is 2000 mg's a day too much for depakote for epilepsy?
My son is on 2500 mg of depakote er. His doctor has him check his blood levels and he needs this high dose for the medication to be effective. It has changed his life for the better. The only problem is significant weight gain. Hopefully they will come up with something in the future to help with this.
What dosage of depakote causes slurred speech?
Any Dose
Is regular depakote 1500 milligrams equal to depakote ER 1500 milligrams?
The total dose is the same, but the release rate is different.
Can you take Paxil and depakote together?
My aunt who has alzheimers just started taking depakote. She already was on Paxil. Dr decreased the dose of paxil from 30mg to 20mg. She takes both paxil and the depakote in the evening.
Can depakote be taken in one dose per day?
Yes. I am sensitive to medicine and I take 250 mg of depakote a day. and it seems to work fine.
Is lab test for depakote fasting?
No, but it should be trough level (several hours after last dose).
The dose of a drug which kills 50 animals was 60mgkg the dose of a drug which cured 50 animals was20mgkg calculate the therapeutic index of the drug?
The therapeutic index of a drug is determined by dividing the lethal dose (LD50) by the effective dose (ED50). In this case: Therapeutic index = LD50/ED50 = 60mg/kg / 20mg/kg = 3. This means that the drug has a therapeutic index of 3, indicating a relatively safe drug with a wide margin of safety.
How do loading dose and maintenance dose differ?
A loading dose is a higher dose of a medication given initially to quickly achieve the desired therapeutic concentration in the bloodstream. In contrast, a maintenance dose is a lower dose administered regularly to maintain that therapeutic level over time. The loading dose helps to rapidly reach effective drug levels, while the maintenance dose ensures that these levels are sustained without causing toxicity. Together, they optimize the effectiveness of the treatment regimen.
What is therapeutic dose?
The dose of a drug needed to produce a desired result.
Why should lithium be closely monitored in bipolar disorder?
Often the therapeutic dose is very close to the toxic dose.
What do you do if you took a non pescribed 1500 mg dose of depakote?
Call the poison control center. The telephone operator can give you the number
