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DOSAGE and ADMINISTRATION
- BUPHENYL is available in powder form for infants and young children and in tablets for children weighing >20 kg and adults.
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BUPHENYL Tablets and Powder are oral medications, and should be taken via mouth, or by nasogastric or gastrostomy tube only.
- The usual daily dose of BUPHENYL Tablets and Powder is: 450 – 600 mg/kg/day for patients <20 kg, or >9.9 – 13.0 g/m2/day in larger patients
BUPHENYL should be taken in equally divided doses with each meal or feeding, three to six times per day.
The safety or efficacy of doses in excess of 20 grams (40 tablets) per day has not been established.
BUPHENYL must be combined with dietary protein restriction and, in some cases, essential amino acid supplementation.
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