Only for adults and children over 6 years.
It is always necessary to select the minimum effective dose. If the patient's condition allows, treatment should be started with a low dose, then gradually increasing it.
Psychomotor agitation and aggressive conditions, especially with chronic alcoholism or in old age:
In adults: 200-300 mg / day, treatment course 1 - 2 months.
In the elderly: 50 mg twice a day. The dose can be gradually increased by 50 100 mg every 2-3 days to a maximum daily dose of 300 m.
Chorea, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Adults: 300 to 800 mg / day
Treatment should begin with a dose of 25 mg per day, then slowly increase it until the minimum effective dose is reached.
- In patients with impaired renal function: if the creatinine clearance is less than 20 ml / min, the daily dose of the drug should be adjusted depending on the severity of renal failure: a half dose is used with creatinine clearance of 11-20 ml / min and a quarter of the dose with creatinine clearance of 10 ml / min.
In children older than 6 years: 3-6 mg / kg / day
Intense chronic pain syndrome.
Usual dose for adults is 200 - 400 mg / day.
Behavioral disorders with agitation and aggression in children over the age of 6 le d - dose is 100-150 mg / day.