The nurse is preparing to administer the patient's first dosage of trihexyphenidyl (Artane). What will the nurse tell the patient about the dosage?
A) "Initial dose is 1 to 2 mg and then dosage is titrated up to manage symptoms of disease."
B) "Initial dose is 6 mg to establish serum levels and then 1 mg is taken daily."
C) "A 5-mg dose is taken orally twice a day starting with first dose."
D) " Take 1 to 2 mg orally every day starting with first dosage.
A
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Trihexyphenidyl (Artane) is given 1 to 2 mg orally daily initially and then titrated up to 6 to 10 mg/d with a maximum of up to 15 mg/d to control symptoms. Trihexyphenidyl is an adjunctive therapy to levodopa in treatment of parkinsonism but it can be used alone for the control of drug-induced extrapyramidal disorders.
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