AdultVertigo & Meniere's syndrome 5 mg tds. Max: 30 mg/day. Prevention of nausea & vomiting 5-10 mg tds. Treatment of nausea & vomiting 20 mg followed, if necessary, by 10 mg 2 hr later. Adjunct in short-term management of anxiety 15-20 mg daily in divided doses. Max: 40 mg daily in divided doses. Schizophrenia & other psychotic disorders 75-100 mg daily. Dosage regimen: Initially 12.5 mg bd for 7 days, increased by 12.5-mg increments at 4-7 days interval.
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Contraindications
Childn <12 yr. Lactation.
Special Precautions
Galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption. Monitor complete blood count. Patients w/ liver or renal dysfunction, jaundice, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, cardiac failure, CV disease, family history of QT prolongation, phaeochromocytoma, myasthenia gravis, prostate hypertrophy, narrow-angle glaucoma, agranulocytosis, epilepsy or history of seizures. Withdraw gradually. Avoid contact w/ skin & exposure to direct sunlight. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Elderly. Pregnancy.
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