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Table 2 Gabapentin Scheme

From: Acupuncture in acute herpes zoster pain therapy (ACUZoster) – design and protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Day Time

8°° a.m.

14°° a.m.

22°° p.m.

Day 1

-

-

300 mg

Day 2

300 mg

-

300 mg

Day 3

300 mg

300 mg

300 mg

Increase depends on patients needs

Day n

300 mg

300 mg

600 mg

Day n + 1

600 mg

300 mg

600 mg

Day n + 2

600 mg

600 mg

600 mg

...

   

Maximum dose

1200 mg

1200 mg

1200 mg

  1. Table 2 is demonstrating the gabapentine intake scheme to reach the wanted therapeutic dosage. n is in sequence of the days since start of the therapy, at least n = 4.