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Dosage question


Sent to Health Experts September 03, 2005 7:09 p.m.

My father was prescribed Dilantin for seizures. I am worried that he's been taking too much. I need to find out the correct dosage.

The Rx says to take 3 capsules daily (I believe the dr explained he has to write the prescription out that way so my Dad will get enough pills). The way I understood the dr, my Dad is to take 2 capsules daily on Sun, Tu, Th & Sat and 3 capsules daily on Mon, Wed & Fri. He always gets a 90-day supply. The dosage is 100 mg. He receives 270 capsules every 90 days (I figured this out to be 90 capsules per month).

As an example, I calculated how many capsules he should take this month (September 2005). I came up with only 73 capsules. My Dad came up with 133 capsules. Who is right? He's been taking 4/day (400 mg) on Sun, Tu, Th & Sat and 5/day (500 mg) on Mon, Wed & Fri.

If you need any additional info, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Thank you for your timely response.

P. Brown
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September 03, 2005 7:38 p.m. (28 minutes and 12 seconds later)
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Ive never heard of one dose for 4 days,another different one on other days,Usually seizure medicine is taken the same dosage each day to keep the blood level in tact, either one pill 3x a day etc....He needs to find out the dosage first ,if its one pill 3xs a day then this works out for 90 pills a month, So he should take the same amount pills 7 days a week,not a dose of 500 mg. tues,thurs, sat and 300 for example mon,wed, and sun. The way scripts work is 90 pills every 30 days so he gets enough fo9r 3 months, even though one time every 3 months is a day with 31 days, when you add up the amount of days in jan,feb,mar it equals 90 days, april may june-90 days, jul aug sept,-90 days,oct,nov dec.90 days,The way you figure out is wrong,take the meds exactly as the bottle states,1 pill 3xs a day ,every day of the week,
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