Acute schizophrenia

Active Ingredient: Levosulpiride

Indication for Levosulpiride

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

100 mg 2-3 times daily and thereafter 50 mg 3 times daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 100 milligrams levosulpiride, 2 to 3 times daily. Afterwards, oral, 50 milligrams levosulpiride, 3 times daily.

Detailed description

100 mg 2-3 times per day.

Maintenance therapy: unless otherwise prescribed 50 mg 3 times per day.

This dose may be gradually reduced.

Elderly

In the treatment of elderly patients, the dosage should be decided by the physician which must carefully evaluate a possible reduction of the dosages above mentioned.

Active ingredient

Levosulpiride

Levosulpiride is a selective antagonist at dopamine (D) receptors. Levosulpiride exerts a regulation action both on the central and peripheral nervous circuits controlling the dynamics of digestive system.

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