Usual Adult Dose for Congestive Heart Failure:
Initial dose: 40 mg orally twice a dayMaintenance dose: 80 to 160 mg twice a day.  The dose should be increased to the highest dose tolerated by the patient.
Usual Adult Dose for Hypertension:
Initial dose: 80 to 160 mg orally once a day.Maintenance dose: 80 to 320 mg orally once a day
Usual Adult Dose for Myocardial Infarction:
Initial dose: 20 mg orally twice a day Maintenance dose: The initial dosage may be titrated upward within 7 days to 40 mg twice daily, with subsequent titrations to a target maintenance dose of 160 mg twice a day as tolerated by the patient.  If symptomatic hypotension or renal dysfunction occurs, consideration should be given to a dosage reduction.  Comment: Valsartan may be initiated as early as 12 hours after a myocardial infarction, and may be given with other standard postmyocardial infarction treatment, including thrombolytics, aspirin, beta blockers, and statins.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Hypertension:
6 to 16 years:Initial dose: 1.3 mg/kg once a day (up to 40 mg)Maintenance dose: up to 2.7 mg/kg (up to 160 mg) once a day titrated according to patient responseComments:-If the calculated dosage does not correspond to the available tablet strengths, or if children are unable to swallow tablets, the use of a suspension (which can be prepared from the tablets) is recommended.  The valsartan dose may need to be increased if the suspension is replaced by a tablet.-No data are available in pediatric patients either undergoing dialysis or with a glomerular filtration rate less than 30 mL/min.
 Detailed Valsartan dosage information
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