Trifluoperazine hydrochloride
Published by Roberto Wenk.
Last updated date: February 11, 2016.
Adult
PO
Psychoses: 2-5 mg twice daily, up to 15-20 mg/day. Severe or resistant: 40 mg/day.
Nausea and vomiting; short-term management of anxiety: 1-2 mg twice daily. Max: 6 mg/day. For anxiety: max duration: 12 wk.
IM
Acute psychosis: 1-2 mg,repeat 4-6 hrly if needed. Max: 6 mg/day
Adverse drug reactions: drowsiness, dry mouth, blurred vision, dizziness, sedation, antimuscarinic affects, postural hypotension, akathisia, muscle weakness, anorexia, insomnia, fatigue, extrapyramidal side effects.
Adapted from CIMS Drug Information System. Internet. Accessed on January 10, 2016.