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. 2024 Jun 5;20(4):353–361. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2024.0018

Table 3. Recommended oral dosages of 3,4-DAP and 3,4-DAPP for the treatment of LEMS.

Body weight Initial dosage Titration regimen Maximum single dose Maximum total daily dose
3,4-DAPP (Firdapse)
≥45 kg* 10–15 mg/day, in 3 or 4 divided doses Increase total daily dose by 5 mg every 3–4 days 20 mg 80 mg, given in divided doses
<45 kg 5–15 mg/day, in 3 or 4 divided doses Increase total daily dose by 2.5 mg every 3–4 days 10 mg 40 mg, given in divided doses
3,4-DAP (Ruzurgi)
≥45 kg 15–30 mg/day, in 2 or 3 divided doses Increase daily in 5- to 10-mg increments, divided in up to 5 daily doses 30 mg 100 mg
<45 kg 7–15 mg/day in 2 or 3 divided doses Increase daily in 2.5- to 5-mg increments, divided in up to 5 daily doses 15 mg 50 mg

*Same as adult (any weight); Recommended previously by Ruzurgi.

3,4-DAP, 3,4-diaminopyridine; 3,4-DAPP, 3,4-diaminopyridine phosphate; LEMS, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.