Triglide Dosage

Patients should be placed on an appropriate lipid-lowering diet before receiving TRIGLIDE and should continue on this diet during treatment with TRIGLIDE.
 
TRIGLIDE may be administered with or without food.
 
For the treatment of adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia, the initial dose of TRIGLIDE is 160 mg per day.
 
For adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia, the initial dose is 50 mg to 160 mg once daily.
 
Dosage should be individualized according to patient response, and should be adjusted if necessary following repeat lipid determinations at 4 to 8 week intervals.
 
The maximum dose is 160 mg per day.
 
Treatment with TRIGLIDE should be initiated at a dose of 50 mg/day in patients with impaired renal function, and increased only after evaluation of the effects on renal function and lipid levels at this dose. 
 
In the elderly, the initial dose should likewise be limited to 50 mg/day.  Lipid levels should be monitored periodically and consideration should be given to reducing the dosage of TRIGLIDE if lipid levels fall significantly below the targeted range.