(Flupenthixol Decanoate)

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Maintenance in schizophrenia and other psychoses l  BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

Adult: Test dose 20 mg, dose to be injected into the upper outer buttock or lateral thigh, then 20– 40 mg after at least 7 days, then 20–40 mg every 2–4 weeks, adjusted according to response, usual maintenance dose 50 mg every 4 weeks to 300mg every 2 weeks; maximum 400 mg per week Elderly: Dose is initially quarter to half adult doseChemical Class: Piperazine phenothiazine derivative Therapeutic Class: Antipsychotic 

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