Antipsychotic Medications
| Dosage | |
|---|---|
| Typical Agents | |
| Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) | 200–800 mg/day |
| Thioridazine (Mellaril) | 200–800 mg/day |
| Fluphenazine (Prolixin) | 10–40 mg/day |
| Trifluoperazine (Stelazine) | 5–60 mg/day |
| Haloperidol (Haldol) | 5–20 mg/day |
| Perphenazine (Trilafon) | 4–60 mg/day |
| Fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin decanoate) | 12.5–75 mg/2 wks |
| Haloperidol decanoate (Haldol decanoate) | 50–300 mg/4 wks |
| Pimozide (Orap) | 1–10 mg/day (Note: Pimozide is indicated for suppression of severe motor and phonic tics in Tourette’s syndrome.) |
| Loxapine (Loxitane) | 50–250 mg/day |
| Molidone (Moban) | 50–225 mg/day |
| Thiothixene (Navane) | 5–60 mg/day |
| Atypical Agents | |
| Clozapine (Clozaril). Also available in oral dissolving tablet (FazaClo) | 300–900 mg/day |
| Risperidone (Risperdal). Also available in oral dissolving tablet (M-tab) and long-acting injection (Risperdal Consta) | 2–8 mg/day 25–50 mg/2 wks (Consta) |
| Olanzapine (Zyprexa). Also available in oral dissolving tablet (Zydis) | 5–30 mg/day |
| Quetiapine (Seroquel) | 300–800 mg/day |
| Ziprasidone (Geodon) | 40–160 mg/day |
| Aripiprazole (Abilify) | 5–30 mg/day |
| Paliperidone (Invega) | 3–12 mg/day |