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Austedo

Austedo Dosage

Robert Chad Hakim, PharmD, BCCCPCydnee Ng, PharmD
Reviewed by Robert Chad Hakim, PharmD, BCCCP, Cydnee Ng, PharmD
Last reviewed on June 17, 2025

The average cost for 60 tablets of 6mg of Austedo is $4,662.54 with a free GoodRx coupon. This is 21.47% off the average retail price of $5,937.30.

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Dosage

Quantity

Price as low as

Price per unit

6mg

60 tablets

$4,662.54

$77.71

9mg

60 tablets

$5,240.01

$87.33

12mg

60 tablets

$7,013.60

$116.89

Typical dosage for Austedo

  • Austedo (immediate-release): The typical starting dose is 6 mg by mouth twice daily. Your prescriber will raise your dose weekly if needed. The maximum dose is 24 mg twice daily.

  • Austedo XR (extended-release): The typical starting dose is 12 mg by mouth once daily. Your prescriber will raise your dose weekly if needed. The maximum dose is 48 mg once daily.

Your starting dose will be different if you're from tetrabenazine (Xenazine). It will depend on your current tetrabenazine (Xenazine) dose.

Also, the highest dose you can take might be different if you take certain other medications or have certain genes that raise Austedo levels in your body.

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