Indications & Dose:
Schizophrenia and other psychoses Mania
Adult: 12.5 mg twice daily for 7 days, dose to be adjusted at intervals of 4–7 days according to response; usual dose 75–100 mg daily
Adult: 12.5–25 mg 2–3 times a day
Short-term adjunctive management of severe anxiety
Adult: 15–20 mg daily in divided doses; maximum 40 mg per day
Nausea and vomiting, acute attack
Adult: Initially 20 mg, then 10 mg after 2 hours
Adult: 12.5 mg as required, to be followed if necessary after 6 hours by an oral dose
Nausea and vomiting, prevention
Adult: 5–10 mg 2–3 times a day
Adult: 12.5 mg as required, to be followed if necessary after 6 hours by an oral dose
Prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting
Child 1–11 years (body-weight 10 kg and above): 250 micrograms/kg 2–3 times a day
Child 12–17 years: 5–10 mg up to 3 times a day if required
Child 2–4 years: 1.25–2.5 mg up to 3 times a day if required
Child 5–11 years: 5–6.25 mg up to 3 times a day if required
Child 12–17 years: 12.5 mg up to 3 times a day if required
Labyrinthine disorders
Adult: 5 mg 3 times a day, increased if necessary to 30 mg daily in divided doses, dose to be increased gradually, then reduced to 5–10 mg daily, dose is reduced after several weeks
Nausea and vomiting in previously diagnosed migraine
Child 12–17 years: 3–6 mg twice daily, tablets to be placed high between upper lip and gum and left to dissolve
Adult: 3–6 mg twice daily, tablets to be placed high between upper lip and gum and left to dissolve
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