Schizophrenia Adult Starting or target dose: 10 or 15 mg/day once daily on once-a-day schedule. Dose range: 10-30 mg/day.
Adolescent 13-17 yr Recommended target dose: 10 mg/day. Dose range: 10-30 mg daily. Initially 2 mg/day, titrate to 5 mg/day after 2 days & then 10 mg/day after 2 additional days. Subsequent dose: 5-mg increments up to max of 30 mg/day.
Bipolar I disorder Adult 15 mg once daily as monotherapy & 10-15 mg once daily as adjunctive therapy w/ lithium or valproate. Max: 30 mg/day.
Childn 10-17 yr Initially 2 mg/day, titrate to 5 mg/day after 2 days & then 10 mg/day after 2 additional days.
Adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder Adult Initially 2-5 mg/day. Dose range: 2-15 mg/day. May adjust dose gradually up to 5 mg/day at intervals of not <1 wk.
Irritability associated w/ autistic disorder Childn 6-17 yr 5-15 mg/day. Initially 2 mg/day, may be increased to 5 mg/day w/ subsequent increases to 10 or 15 mg/day. May adjust dose gradually up to 5 mg/day at 1-wk interval.
Tourette's disorder Childn 6-18 yr 5-20 mg/day.
Childn >50 kg Initially 2 mg/day for 2 days then increased to 5 mg/day for 5 days, w/ target dose of 10 mg/day on day 8. May be increased up to 20 mg/day. May adjust dose gradually in increments of 5 mg/day at intervals of not <1 wk.
<50 kg Initially 2 mg/day w/ target dose of 5 mg/day after 2 days, may be increased to 10 mg/day. May adjust dose gradually at intervals of not <1 wk.