A transparent dose tool you can share with patients
TaperMate's web calculators show the formula and inputs on every result, so patients can do the conversion between appointments with full visibility of the maths. Built for the Australian regulatory context.
Transparent maths
Every input, the formula and the result are visible on the same screen. Patients can verify the answer by hand — and so can you.
Plain-English instructions
Step-by-step instructions adapted from the RELEASE Toolkit, in simple terms. We don't recommend a plan, that decision remains with the clinician.
Calculation only
Single dose calculators and conversions on demand. For full dose schedules and reminders, recommend the TaperMate app.
How clinicians use it
- 1
Discuss the taper plan in your consult
Decide the schedule, the method (liquid, cut tablets, weighing, bead counting or capsule combinations) and the next reduction together — as you usually would.
- 2
Share the calculator link with the patient
Send the URL — or the deep-linked version with the strength and dose pre-filled for them. The patient lands on the right calculation, with the right inputs.
- 3
Between appointments, the patient measures the dose
The transparent formula gives them — and you — confidence in the number. The TaperMate app handles the rest of the schedule.
Share a calculator from your next consult
Bookmark the directory. Copy a deep link with the patient's strength pre-filled. Point them to the TaperMate app for the full schedule, or refer them to the TaperMate Clinic for a personalised plan.
Relevant resources
- Horowitz MA, Taylor D. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Z-drugs. Wiley, 2024.
- Sørensen A. Crossing Zero: The Art and Science of Coming Off — and Staying Off — Psychiatric Drugs.
- RELEASE Toolkit — Reducing & Eliminating LongtErm AntidepreSsant usE. releasetoolkit.com.au