Psychopharmacology – Safe Maximum Doses (Fit Young Adult, Not Initiation)
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Vocabulary flashcards summarising maximum BNF doses for commonly used psychotropic medications and key placement expectations.
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Safe dose (BNF)
The British National Formulary’s recommended single or daily maximum dose for a fit young adult once titrated, not the first or starting dose.
Risperidone (oral)
Maximum daily dose: 16 mg for schizophrenia; 6 mg for bipolar disorder.
Risperidone (depot)
Long-acting injection maximum dose: 50 mg.
Fluoxetine
Maximum daily dose: 60 mg.
Lorazepam
Maximum daily dose: 10 mg.
Procyclidine
Maximum daily dose: 5 mg.
Olanzapine
Maximum daily dose: 20 mg.
Mirtazapine
Maximum daily dose: 45 mg.
Paliperidone (depot)
Long-acting injection maximum dose: 150 mg.
Diazepam
Maximum daily dose: 40 mg.
Citalopram
Maximum daily dose: 40 mg.
Clozapine
Maximum daily dose: 900 mg.
Aripiprazole
Maximum daily dose: 30 mg.
Haloperidol
Maximum daily dose: 30 mg.
Donepezil
Maximum daily dose: 10 mg.
Clopixol (depot)
Long-acting injection maximum dose: 150 mg.
Placement drug knowledge requirement
By final placement you must know all drugs used there; your sign-off mentor may question you on any of them.
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