Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5* | 6** |
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Day
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
|
…
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Quetiapine ER (mg)
| 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 600 | 800 |
Aripiprazole (mg)
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
Number of capsules
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Quetiapine ER:
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Aripiprazole:
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●
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●○
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●○
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●
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●
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●○
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- Due to unparalleled strengths in formulations of quetiapine ER and aripiprazole, the use of capsules filled with a neutral ingredient (lactose) is needed in order to have the same number of capsules for each compound at each level. ER=extended release.
- *Level 5 = final level; **Level 6 = maximal level (if needed);
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●Capsules with active compound; ○ Capsules without active compound.