Halopid – 5 mg Tablet

• Moderate symptomatology: 0.5 mg to 3.0 mg 2 to 3 times daily
• Severe symptomatology: 3.0 mg to 5.0 mg 2 to 3 times daily
• Elderly patients: 0.5 mg to 4.5 mg 2 to 3 times daily
• Chronic or Resistant patients: 3.0 mg to 6.0 mg 2 to 3 times daily

Patients who remain severely disturbed or inadequately controlled may require dose adjustment. Daily dose upto 100 mg may be necessary in some cases to achieve optimal response.

Children: A suggested dose for the management of behaviour disorders in disturbed and schizophrenic children is 50 microgram per kg body weight.

Injection (intramuscular or intravenous)–
Schizophrenia and other psychosis, mania:

• Initially 2-10 mg, then every 4-8 hours according to response to total maximum 18 mg daily
• Severely disturbed patients may require an initial dose of up to 18 mg
• Elderly (or debilitated) initially half adult dose
• For children not recommended.