{"id":46,"date":"2025-06-19T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firdapsehcp-calems.local\/calems\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:22:11","slug":"firdapse-dosing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firdapsehcp.com\/ca-lems\/firdapse-dosing\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRDAPSE Dosing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For patients \u22656 years of age and weighing \u226545 kg1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

15-30<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

mg\/day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

in divided doses
3 to 5 times\/day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended<\/strong>
starting total daily
dosage of FIRDAPSE1<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Titrate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

+5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

mg\/day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titrate dosage up<\/strong>
every 3 or 4 days1<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Escalate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(as needed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to a maximum of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

mg\/day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

or until optimal dose is achieved<\/strong>
with acceptable tolerance1<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n

Assist your patients to reach their optimal therapeutic dose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For new patients who are just getting started on FIRDAPSE and have not taken amifampridine before, titration is an important step. Guiding your patients through the titration process can help:<\/p>\n\n\n