LIPOSYN II CAN PROVIDE UP TO 60% OF DAILY CALORIES AT A DOSE NOT TO EXCEED 3 G/KG OF BODY WEIGHT PER DAY. THE OTHER 40% SHOULD BE PROVIDED BY CARBOHYDRATE AND AMINO ACIDS.
FOR THE PREVENTION OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY, THE RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 4% OF THE CALORIC INTAKE AS LINOLEATE. IN MOST ADULT PATIENTS, THIS CAN BE SUPPLIED AS 500 ML OF LIPOSYN II 10% OR 250 ML OF LIPOSYN II 20% ADMINISTERED TWICE WEEKLY.