IT IS USUALLY GIVEN BY MOUTH, OFTEN AS ENTERIC-COATED TABLETS, IN A DOSE OF 1 TO 2 G EVERY FOUR TO SIX HOURS, ALTHOUGH 4 G EVERY TWO HOURS HAS BEEN GIVEN IN FORCED ACID DIURESIS PROCEDURES. FOR I.V. USE IT MUST BE DILUTED BEFORE USE, AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED CONCENTRATION OF 1% TO 2% OF AMM CHLORIDE. RECOMMENDED 1-2 VIALS (100 MG-200 MG) BE ADDED TO 500 OR 1000 ML OF ISOTONIC (0.9%) SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION. THIS INTRAVENOUS INFUSION SHOULD NOT EXCEED 5 ML PER MINUTE IN ADULTS.