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How long for 120 mg of diltiazem 24 hr cd (cardizem cd) to built to steady state in your system?

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Three days: Roughly 3 days from starting therapy when you will see close to peak effect. Sometimes even as short as 24 to 48 hours though.

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Answered 5/19/2014

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