Ormalvi Dosage
Generic name: DICHLORPHENAMIDE 50mg
Dosage form: tablet
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 1, 2024.
Dosage Information
Initiate dosing at 50 mg by mouth once or twice daily. The dosage may be increased or decreased based on individual response, at weekly intervals (or sooner in case of adverse reaction). The minimum recommended total daily dosage is 50 mg, and the maximum recommended total daily dosage is 200 mg.
Monitoring to Assess Effectiveness
Primary hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis, and related variants are a heterogeneous group of conditions, for which the response to ORMALVI may vary. Therefore, prescribers should evaluate the patient's response to ORMALVI after 2 months of treatment to decide whether ORMALVI should be continued.
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