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HTN doses
Dosing for Hypertension Drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amlodipine (Norvasc) | 5 mg PO once daily Mx: 5-10 mg PO once daily |
| amlodipine + benazepril (Lotrel) | 2.5/10 mg PO once daily Mx: 10/40 mg PO once daily |
| amlodipine + valsartan (Exforge) | 5/160 mg PO once D Mx: 10/320 mg PO once D |
| amlodipine + olmesartan (AZOR) | 5/20 mg PO once D Mx: 10/40 PO once D |
| atenolol (Tenormin) | 50-100 mg PO once D |
| clonidine (Catapres) | 0.1 mg PO BIDincrease 0.1 mg weekly usual: 0.2-0.6 mg divided |
| clonidine (Catapres-TTS) | 0.1 mg/day patch once Q 7 days to upper arm/chesttitrate up by 0.1 mg/day patch increments Q 1-2 wks |
| diltiazem (Cartia XT) | ??? |
| diltiazem (Cardizem CD) | 120-240 mg PO once D mx: 240-360 mg PO once D |
| diltiazem (Cardizem SR) | 60-120 mg PO BID Mx: 120-180 mg BID |
| diltiazem (Tiazac) | 120-240 mg PO once D mx: 240-360 mg PO once D |
| doxazosin (Cardura) | 1 mg PO once D mx: 1-16 mg PO once D |
| enalapril (Vasotec) | 5 mg PO once D mx: 10-40 mg PO once D or in 2 divided doses |
| enalapril + HCTZ (Vaseretic) | 1 tab (5/12.5 or 10/25 mg) PO D mx: max of 20/50 mg PO D |
| furosemide (Lasix) | 80 mg po D (divided BID) |
| HCTZ (Oretic, HydroDiuril, Esidrix, Microzide) | 12.5-25 mg PO once D may increase to 50-100 mg PO D in single or divided doses |
| triamterene + HCTZ (Dyazide, Maxide) | 1 tab or cap (25/37.5 mg) PO once D titrate max of 50/75 mg PO once d |
| irbesartan (Avapro) | 150 mg PO once D titrate to max of 300 mg D |
| irbesartan + HCTZ (Avalide) | 150/12.5 mg PO once D mx: max 300/25 D |
| labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate) | 100 mg PO BID mx: 200-400 mg PO BID severe: 20 mg IV over 2 mins; repeat 40-80 mg at 10 min intervals (usual: 50-200 mg) |
| lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril) | 10 mg PO D mx: 20-40 mg PO once D |
| lisinopril + HCTZ (Prinizide, Zestoretic) | 1 tab (10/12.5 or 20/12.5) PO once D mx: 80/50 PO once D |
| losartan (Cozaar) | 50 mg PO once D mx: 25-100 mg PO once D or divided BID |
| losartan + HCTZ (Hyzaar) | 50/12.5 mg once D max: 100/25 mg once D |
| metoprolol (lopressor) | 50-100 mg PO D or divided BID mx: 100-450 mg PO D in divided doses |
| metoprolol (Toprol XL) | 25-100 mg once D mx: 100-500 my once D |
| metoprolol + HCTZ (Lopressor HCT) | 2 tabs (50/25) PO once D or divded doses OR 1-2 tabs (100/25) PO once D or divided, OR 1 tab (100/50) PO once D or divided |
| nitroprusside (Nitropress) | 0.3 mcg/kg/min IVtitrate q few mins to desired effect max 10mcg/kg/min |
| ramipril (Altace) | 2.5 mg PO once D mx: 2.5-20 mg PO once D or divided BID |
| spironolactone (Aldactone) | 50-100 mg PO once D or divided max 400 mg/day |
| spironolactone + HCTZ (Aldactazide) | 50-100 mg PO once D or divided |
| valsartan (Diovan) | 80-160 mg PO once D mx: 80-320 mg PO once D |
| valsartan + HCTZ (Diovan HCT | 160/12.5 mg PO once D max: 320/25 |
| verapamil SR (Isoptin) | 180 mg PO QAM titrate weekly to 240 mg q 12 h or 480 mg QAM |
| verapamil IR (Calan) | 80 mg PO TID titrate to 360-480 mg |
| verapamil ER (Verelan PM) | 180 mg PO QAM titrate to 240 mg q 12 h or 480 mg QAM |
| verapamil ER (Covera-HS) | 180 mg PO QAM titrate to 240 mg q 12 h or 480 mg QAM |
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