Table 4.

Drugs of choice for intramuscular sedation, doses and frequency of use in the three hospitals.

Drug of choice	Frequency of use	mean dose in mg (range)
Haloperidol + promethazine	61%	5 (2.5–10) + 50 (25–100)
Haloperidol + promethazine + diazepam	15%	5 (2.5–10) + 50 (25–100) + 10
Diazepam	9%	10
Haloperidol + promethazine + chlorpromazine	7%	5 + 50 + 25
Chlorpromazine + diazepam + promethazine	1%	25 + 10 + 50
Chlorpromazine + promethanzine	1%	25 + 50
Chlorpromazine	1%	25
diazepam + promethazine	1%	10 + 50
Haloperidol + diazepam	1%	5 + 10
Promethazine	1%	50