Target dose

Educational explainer — not medical advice. This page describes the math StaQ uses to draw your chart. Talk to your prescriber before changing anything about your regimen.

What it is

The target dose is your prescribed or intended dose — the reference point StaQ measures everything against. It drives two calculations: your steady-state target (the plateau your chart's band points at) and your adherence numbers (how closely your logged doses track the plan).

If you leave it blank, StaQ uses your most recent logged dose as the reference instead — your chart still works, it's just anchored to what you last did rather than what was planned.

Why it's separate from your logs

What you intend to take and what you actually log are different data, and keeping them separate is what makes the record useful. The target sets the goalpost; your logs are the reality. The gap between them is exactly what adherence measures — and it's one of the most useful things to bring to a provider conversation: "here's the plan, here's what actually happened."

When it changes

When your prescriber adjusts your dose, update the target — your steady-state band moves to the new plateau and the days-to-steady-state countdown resets to track the new climb. StaQ records the change; it never suggests one. Dose decisions stay between you and your prescriber.