Usual Adult Dose for Weight Loss:
2.5 mg to 20 mg orally in 2 to 4 divided dosesDuration of therapy: 2 to 4 weeks, may be repeated intermittently as indicated.Uses:-Adjunctive therapy to promote weight gain after weight loss following extensive surgery, chronic infections, or severe trauma, and in some patients who without definite pathophysiologic reasons fail to gain or to maintain normal weight-To offset the protein catabolism associated with prolonged administration of corticosteroids-For the relief of the bone pain frequently accompanying osteoporosis
Usual Geriatric Dose for Weight Loss:
5 mg orally twice a dayUses:-Adjunctive therapy to promote weight gain after weight loss following extensive surgery, chronic infections, or severe trauma, and in some patients who without definite pathophysiologic reasons fail to gain or to maintain normal weight-To offset the protein catabolism associated with prolonged administration of corticosteroids-For the relief of the bone pain frequently accompanying osteoporosis
Usual Pediatric Dose for Weight Loss:
Less than or equal to 0.1 mg per kg body weight, may be repeated intermittently as indicated.Uses:-Adjunctive therapy to promote weight gain after weight loss following extensive surgery, chronic infections, or severe trauma, and in some patients who without definite pathophysiologic reasons fail to gain or to maintain normal weight-To offset the protein catabolism associated with prolonged administration of corticosteroids-For the relief of the bone pain frequently accompanying osteoporosis
 Detailed Oxandrolone dosage information
