OTC 24-Hour Total Against the Label Maximum
An OTC 24-hour total against the maximum the label or FDA monograph states.
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Example
- Active ingredient
- Ibuprofen 200 mg capsules (Advil Liqui-Gels label)
- Age
- 30 years
- Units taken or planned in 24 hours
- 8
- Units in one dose
- 2
- Hours between doses
- 6 hours
Result: Outside what the label states: the 24-hour maximum.
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What you enter
- Active ingredient
- Age
- Units taken or planned in 24 hours (capsules, tablets, caplets, mL, or 17 g doses)
- Monograph ingredients: milligrams in each unit
- Units in one dose (optional)
- Hours between doses (optional)
- MiraLAX: days of use (optional)
How this is calculated
Citation
Drug Facts labels on DailyMed (Advil Liqui-Gels, Aleve, Bayer Genuine Aspirin, Imodium A-D, Delsym, MiraLAX) and FDA OTC Monographs M012 (sections 72, 74, 78, 80) and M013.50(d)(2), posted October 14, 2022. The stated maximum; no total is called safe. Read the sources: Advil Liqui-Gels label ↗, Aleve label ↗, Bayer Genuine Aspirin label ↗, MiraLAX label ↗, OTC Monograph M012 ↗, OTC Monograph M013 ↗
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