Schizophrenia, mania, hypomania

Active Ingredient: Chlorpromazine

Indication for Chlorpromazine

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Schizophrenia and other psychoses (especially paranoid) mania and hypomania.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

25-200 mg in 1-4 divided doses

Route of admnistration

Intramuscular

Defined daily dose

25 - 200 mg

Dosage regimen

From 6.25 To 50 mg 4 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

For acute relief of symptoms 25-50 mg every 6-8 hours.

Dosage considerations

Deep intramuscular injection.

75-300 mg in 1-3 divided doses

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

75 - 300 mg

Dosage regimen

From 25 To 100 mg 3 time(s) per day every day

Detailed description

Initially 25 mg t.d.s. or 75 mg at bedtime increasing by daily amounts of 25 mg to an effective maintenance dose. This is usually in the range 75 to 300 mg daily but some patients may require up to 1 g daily.

Dosage considerations

Deep intramuscular injection.

Active ingredient

Chlorpromazine

Chlorpromazine is a phenothiazine neuroleptic. Chlorpromazine has depressant actions on the Central Nervous System, with alpha-adrenergic blocking and anticholinergic activities. It has anti-emetic, anti-puritic, serotonin-blocking and weak anti-histamine properties and slight ganglion blocking activity.

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