Table 1.

Antipsychotic drugs used and recommended in the Italian pediatric haemato-oncology setting.

Antipsychotic Drug	Age	Recommended Dose
Chlorpromazine (approved for ≥ 18) *	1 year and 5 months	3 drops 3 times/die Up to 6 drops, 3 times/die
Promazine (approved for ≥ 18) *	>6 years old	1 drop twice a day
Haloperidol (approved for ≥ 18) *	pre-puberty post-puberty	0.5–8 mg/die 1–16 mg/die
Risperidone (approved for ≥ 18) *	>10 years old	1 mg then in steps 0.75 for 3 days and 0.5 for the following range 0.25–6 mg/kg
Olanzapine Quetiapine Aripiprazole (approved for ≥ 18) *	>6 years old	At low dose 2.5–20 mg/kg

* Note: the approval of the drugs refers to the EMA.