SCHIZOPHRENIA, COMBINATION THERAPY FOR MANIA, PREVENTING RECURRENCE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER, BY MOUTH, ADULT OVER 18 YEARS, 10 MG DAILY ADJUSTED TO USUAL RANGE OF 5 - 20 MG DAILY; DOSES GREATER THAN 10 MG DAILY ONLY AFTER REASSESSMENT; MAX. 20 MG DAILY
MONOTHERAPY FOR MANIA, BY MOUTH, ADULT OVER 18 YEARS, 15 MG DAILY ADJUSTED TO USUAL RANGE OF 5 - 20 MG DAILY; DOSES GREATER THAN 15 MG ONLY AFTER REASSESSMENT; MAX. 20 MG DAILY
CONTROL OF AGITATION AND DISTURBED BEHAVIOUR IN SCHIZOPHRENIA OR MANIA, BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, ADULT OVER 18 YEARS, INITIALLY 5 - 10 MG (USUAL DOSE 10 MG) AS A SINGLE DOSE FOLLOWED BY 5 - 10 MG AFTER 2 HOURS IF NECESSARY; ELDERLY INITIALLY 2.5 - 5 MG AS A SINGLE DOSE FOLLOWED BY 2.5 - 5 MG AFTER 2 HOURS IF NECESSARY; MAX. 3 INJECTIONS DAILY FOR 3 DAYS; MAX. DAILY COMBINED ORAL AND PARENTERAL DOSE 20 MG
NOTE WHEN ONE OR MORE FACTORS PRESENT THAT MIGHT RESULT IN SLOWER METABOLISM (E.G. FEMALE GENDER, ELDERLY, NON-SMOKER) CONSIDER LOWER INITIAL DOSE AND MORE GRADUAL DOSE INCREASE