If a joint return has been filed for a tax year, the spouses may file separate returns before the due date of the original return, determined without regard to any extensions. Husband and wife file a joint return on 3/15/13; they may change to married filing separate no later than 4/15/13.
Children â¥ 40 kg may receive adult doses. Below that weight, the oral dosage is ranitidine 2 mg/kg q 12 h and cimetidine 10 mg/kg q 12 h. For GERD, H 2 blockers are now mostly used for pain management. Gastritis heals with famotidine or ranitidine given bid for 8 to 12 wk.uration of action is proportional to dose and ranges from 6 to 20 h. Doses should often be reduced in elderly patients. For duodenal ulcers, once daily oral administration of cimetidine 800 mg, ranitidine 300 mg, famotidine 40 mg, or nizatidine 300 mg given at bedtime or after dinner for 6 to 8 wk is effective.
The dosage range for depression for citalopram is 20-40 mg/day, this is according to the new FDA recommendations. Previously, the dosage was 20-60 mg/day. For escitalopram the range is 10-20 mg day. When treating elderly patients, the dose of citalopram is reduced to a range of 10-20 mg/day.For escitalopram, the dose should be from 5 to 10 mg/day. Regarding dosage forms, both drugs are available as tablets and capsules. Citalopram is available as 10 mg, 20 mg scored and 40 mg scored tablets.or escitalopram the range is 10-20 mg day. When treating elderly patients, the dose of citalopram is reduced to a range of 10-20 mg/day. For escitalopram, the dose should be from 5 to 10 mg/day.