How to Use

For diseaseds taking this drug by mouth :

• This drug may be taken with food or a full glass - 8 ounces of water or milk to reduce stomach irritation.
• If your drug comes in a dropper bottle , measure each dose with the special dropper provided with your prescription and dilute it in a small glass - 4 ounces of orange or grapefruit juice or water just before taking it.
• If you are taking the extended-release capsule form of this drug, each dose must be swallowed whole Do not break, crush, or chew before swallowing .

For diseaseds using the suppository form of this drug:

• If the suppository is too soft to insert, chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or run cold water over it before removing the foil wrapper.
• To insert the suppository: First remove the foil wrapper and moisten the suppository with cold water. Lie down on your side and use your finger to push the suppository well up into the rectum.

Do not take more or less of this drug and do not take it more or less often than your family doctor ordered . Not taking more than your family doctor ordered is particularly important for children or elderly diseaseds, since they may react very strongly to this drug.

This drug must be taken for few weeks before its full effect is reached when it is using to treat mental and emotional conditions .

Dosage

The number of capsules, tablets, or teaspoonfuls of elixir, solution, suspension, or syrup that you take, or the number of injections you receive or suppositories that you use, depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you use each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking phenothiazines .

For chlorpromazine
• For oral extended-release capsule dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults 30 to 300 milligrams - mg one to three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children This dosage form is not recommended for use in child.
• For oral concentrate, syrup, or tablet dosage forms:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 10 to 25 mg two to four times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, every four to six hours.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 10 to 25 mg every four to six hours as needed.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, every four to six hours.
  • For sedation before surgery:
    • Adults and teenagers 25 to 50 mg two to three hours before surgery.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, two to three hours before surgery.
  • For treat of hiccups:
    • Adults and teenagers 25 to 50 mg three or four times a day. If hiccups remain after two to three days of oral treat, treat by injection may be needed.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For porphyria:
    • Adults and teenagers 25 to 50 mg three or four times a day.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For severe mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults At first, 25 to 50 mg, injected into a muscle. The dose may be repeated in one hour and every three to twelve hours thereafter. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle every six to eight hours as needed.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults At first, 25 mg injected into a muscle. If needed, doses of 25 to 50 mg may be given every three to four hours.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle every six to eight hours as needed.
  • For nausea and vomiting during surgery:
    • Adults At first, 12.5 mg injected into a muscle. The dose may be repeated if needed. Or up to 25 mg may be diluted and injected slowly into a vein.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight or size and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.275 mg per kg - 0.125 mg per pound of body weight injected into a muscle or diluted and injected slowly into a vein.
  • For sedation before surgery:
    • Adults 12.5 to 25 mg, injected into a muscle one to two hours before surgery.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle one to two hours before surgery.
  • For treat of hiccups:
    • Adults 25 to 50 mg, injected into a muscle three or four times a day. If hiccups remain after treat by injection into muscle, 25 to 50 mg may be diluted and injected slowly into a vein.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For porphyria:
    • Adults 25 mg injected into a muscle every six to eight hours.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For tetanus:
    • Adults 25 to 50 mg, injected into a muscle three or four times a day. Or 25 to 50 mg, diluted and injected slowly into a vein. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.55 mg per kg - 0.25 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle every six to eight hours or diluted and injected slowly into a vein.
• For rectal dosage form - suppositories:
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 50 to 100 mg, inserted into the rectum every six to eight hours as needed.
    • Children up to 6 months of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 months to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 1 mg per kg - 0.45 mg per pound of body weight, inserted into the rectum every six to eight hours as needed.

For fluphenazine
• For oral dosage form - elixir, solution, or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults At first, a total of 2.5 to 10 milligrams - mg a day, taken in smaller doses every six to eight hours during the day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 20 mg a day.
    • Children 0.25 to 0.75 mg one to four times a day.
    • Older adults 1 to 2.5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
• For long-acting decanoate injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults At first, 12.5 to 25 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin every one to three weeks. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 100 mg.
    • Children 5 to 12 years of age 3.125 to 12.5 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin every one to three weeks.
    • Children 12 years of age and older At first, 6.25 to 18.75 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin once a week. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 25 mg every one to three weeks.
• For long-acting enanthate injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 25 mg, injected into a muscle or under the skin every two weeks. Your family doctor may adjust your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 100 mg.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For short-acting hydrochloride injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 1.25 mg, injected into a muscle. Your family doctor may repeat and increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 10 mg a day.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Older adults 1 to 2.5 mg a day, injected into a muscle. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.

For mesoridazine
• For oral dosage form - solution or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 50 milligrams - mg three times a day. Your family doctor may adjust your dose if needed.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 25 mg injected into a muscle. The dose may be repeated in thirty to sixty minutes if needed.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For methotrimeprazine
• For oral dosage form - solution or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, a total of 50 to 75 milligrams - mg a day, taken in smaller doses two or three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. At first, the usual dose is a total of 0.25 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.11 mg per pound of body weight a day, taken in smaller doses two or three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
  • For pain:
    • Adults and teenagers For moderate pain, at first a total of 6 to 25 mg a day, taken in smaller doses three times a day with meals. For severe pain, at first a total of 50 to 75 mg a day, taken in smaller doses two or three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. At first, the usual dose is a total of 0.25 mg per kg - 0.11 mg per pound of body weight a day, taken in smaller doses two or three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
  • For sedation:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, a total of 6 to 25 mg a day, taken in smaller doses three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. At first, the usual dose is a total of 0.25 mg per kg - 0.11 mg per pound of body weight a day, taken in smaller doses two or three times a day with meals. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 10 to 20 mg, injected into a muscle every four to six hours. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is a total of 0.062 to 0.125 mg per kg - 0.028 to 0.057 mg per pound of body weight a day, injected into a muscle in one dose or in a few smaller doses.
  • For pain:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 2.5 to 20 mg, injected into a muscle. Your family doctor may repeat or increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is a total of 0.062 to 0.125 mg per kg - 0.028 to 0.057 mg per pound of body weight a day, injected into a muscle in one dose or in a few smaller doses.
    • Older adults At first, 5 to 10 mg injected into a muscle every four to six hours. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
  • For sedation before surgery:
    • Adults and teenagers 2 to 20 mg, injected into a muscle forty-five minutes to three hours before surgery.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For pericyazine
• For oral dosage form - capsules or solution:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults At first, 5 milligrams - mg taken in the morning and 10 mg taken in the evening. Your family doctor may change your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 20 mg taken in the morning and 40 mg taken in the evening.
    • Children up to 5 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 5 years of age and older 2.5 to 10 mg taken in the morning and 5 to 30 mg taken in the evening.
    • Older adults At first, 5 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 30 mg a day.

For perphenazine
• For oral solution dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders in hospitalized diseaseds:
    • Adults and teenagers 8 to 16 milligrams - mg two to four times a day.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For oral tablet dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 4 to 16 mg two to four times a day.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers A total of 8 to 16 mg a day, taken in smaller doses during the day. Your family doctor will lower your dose as soon as possible.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 5 to 10 mg injected into a muscle every six hours.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 5 to 10 mg injected into a muscle, or 5 mg diluted and injected slowly into a vein. Your family doctor may adjust your dose if needed.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For pipotiazine
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 50 to 100 milligrams - mg injected into a muscle every two to three weeks. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 150 mg every four weeks.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For prochlorperazine
• For oral extended-release capsule dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children This dosage form is not recommended for use in child.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 15 mg taken once a day in the morning, or 10 mg taken every twelve hours. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
    • Children This dosage form is not recommended for use in child.
• For oral dosage form - solution or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 5 to 10 milligrams - mg three or four times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 150 mg a day.
    • Children up to 2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age 2.5 mg two or three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, for children 2 through 5 years of age, the dose usually is not more than 20 mg a day. For children 6 to 12 years of age, the dose usually is not more than 25 mg a day.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 5 to 10 mg three or four times a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 2.5 mg taken one to three times a day.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 10 to 20 mg injected into a muscle. The dose may be repeated if needed. Later, the dose is usually 10 to 20 mg every four to six hours. However, the dose usually is not more than 200 mg a day.
    • Children up to 2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.132 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.06 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle. However, the dose for children 2 through 5 years of age usually is not more than 20 mg a day. The dose for children 6 to 12 years of age usually is not more than 25 mg a day.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 5 to 10 mg, injected into a muscle every three to four hours as needed. Or 2.5 to 10 mg injected slowly into a vein. The dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
    • Children up to 2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.132 mg per kg - 0.06 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle. However, the dose for children 2 through 5 years of age usually is not more than 20 mg a day. The dose for children 6 to 12 years of age usually is not more than 25 mg a day.
  • For nausea and vomiting in surgery:
    • Adults and teenagers 5 to 10 mg, injected into a muscle or injected slowly into a vein. The dose may be repeated if needed. However, the total dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For rectal dosage form - suppositories:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 10 mg inserted into the rectum three or four times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age 2.5 mg inserted into the rectum two or three times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, for children 2 through 5 years of age, the dose usually is not more than 20 mg a day. For children 6 to 12 years of age, the dose usually is not more than 25 mg a day.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 25 mg inserted into the rectum two times a day.
    • Children up to 2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 2.5 mg inserted into the rectum one to three times a day.

For promazine
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults At first, 50 to 150 mg, injected into a muscle or, in hospitalized diseaseds, diluted and injected into a vein. Later, 10 to 200 mg, injected into a muscle every four to six hours.
    • Children up to 12 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 12 years of age and older 10 to 25 mg, injected into a muscle, every four to six hours.

For thioproperazine
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 5 milligrams - mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children 3 through 10 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 11 years of age and older At first, a total of 1 to 3 mg a day taken all at one time in a single dose each day or divided and taken in smaller doses few times during the day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.

For thioridazine
• For oral dosage form - suspension, solution, or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 50 to 100 milligrams - mg one to three times a day. Your family doctor may adjust your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 800 mg a day.
    • Children up to 2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 2 to 12 years of age At first, 10 to 25 mg two or three times a day. Your family doctor may adjust your dose, if needed, based on body weight or size.

For trifluoperazine
• For oral dosage form - syrup or tablets:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers At first, 2 to 5 milligrams - mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 40 mg a day.
    • Children up to 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age At first, 1 mg one or two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 1 to 2 mg, injected into a muscle every four to six hours as needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 10 mg a day.
    • Children up to 6 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 6 to 12 years of age 1 mg injected into a muscle one or two times a day.

For triflupromazine
• For injection dosage form:
  • For mental or emotional disorders:
    • Adults and teenagers 60 milligrams - mg injected into a muscle as needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 150 mg a day.
    • Children up to 21/2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 21/2 years of age and older Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.2 to 0.25 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.09 to 0.11 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle. However, the dose usually is not more than 10 mg a day.
  • For nausea and vomiting:
    • Adults and teenagers 5 to 15 mg injected into a muscle every four hours, as needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 60 mg a day injected into a muscle. Or 1 mg injected into a vein, the dose being repeated as needed. However, the dose usually is not more than 3 mg a day injected into a vein.
    • Children up to 21/2 years of age Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
    • Children 21/2 years of age and older Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 0.2 to 0.25 mg per kg - 0.09 to 0.11 mg per pound of body weight, injected into a muscle. However, the dose usually is not more than 10 mg a day.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug and your dosing schedule is:

• One dose a day Take the missed dose as soon as possible. Then go back to your regular dosing schedule. However, if you do not remember the missed dose until the next day, skip it and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
• More than one dose a day If you remember within an hour or so of the missed dose, take it right away. However, if you do not remember until later, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

If you have any questions about this, check with your family doctor.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store the capsule or tablet form of this drug in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Keep the liquid form of this drug from freezing.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.