PSYCHOSIS - 2.5-10 MG DAILY IN 2-3 DEVIDED DOSES, INCRESING TO 20 MG DAILY GRADUALLY.MAINTENECE DOSE 1-5 MG DAILY. DOSES ABOVE 20 MG DAILY (10 MG IN ELDERLY) ONLY WITH SPECIAL CAUTION; CHILD NOT RECOMMENDED
SHORT-TERM ADJUNCTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE ANXIETY, PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION, EXCITEMENT, AND VIOLENT OR DANGEROUSLY IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOUR, INITIALLY 1 MG TWICE DAILY, INCREASED AS NECESSARY TO 2 MG TWICE DAILY; CHILD NOT RECOMMENDED
BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION INTO THE GLUTEAL MUSCLE, TEST DOSE 12.5 MG (6.25 MG IN ELDERLY), THEN AFTER 4 - 7 DAYS 12.5 - 100 MG REPEATED AT INTERVALS OF 14 - 35 DAYS, ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO RESPONSE; CHILD NOT RECOMMENDED