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Table 2 Equivalent doses for antipsychotics and benzodiazepines

From: Increased sleep duration precedes the improvement of other symptom domains during the treatment of acute mania: a retrospective chart review

Drug

Milligrams of Chlorpromazine Equivalent to 1 of Drug

FGAs

Ā 

ā€ƒHaloperidol

100

ā€ƒFluphenazine

100

ā€ƒTrilafon

25

ā€ƒThioridazine

2

ā€ƒLoxapine

20

SGAs

Ā 

ā€ƒRisperidone

200

ā€ƒOlanzapine

40

ā€ƒAripiprazole

40

ā€ƒZiprasidone

10

ā€ƒQuetiapine

1.6

ā€ƒClozapine

2.5

Drug

Milligrams of Lorazepam Equivalent to 1 of Drug

BZDs

Ā 

ā€ƒDiazepam

0.1

ā€ƒClonazepam

2

ā€ƒAlprazolam

2