FOR MILD TO MODERATE PAIN, AN INITIAL DOSE OF 1000 MG FOLLOWED BY 500 MG EVERY 12 HOURS IS RECOMMENDED FOR MOST PATIENTS. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DOSE, SOME PATIENTS MAY REQUIRE 500 MG EVERY 8 HOURS.
FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, THE SUGGESTED DOSAGE RANGE IS 500 MG TO 1000 MG DAILY IN TWO DIVIDED DOSES. THE DOSAGE MAY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED ACCORDING TO PATIENT RESPONSE.
MAINTENANCE DOSES HIGHER THAN 1500 MG A DAY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.