Medication classMedicationYear approved by the FDA*Usual effective dosageMonthly cost
Dopamine D2 antagonists (high-potency)Perphenazine (Trilafon)195716 mg twice daily$83 to $93
Trifluoperazine (Stelazine)19596 mg twice daily$150 to $234
Fluphenazine (Prolixin)19602.5 mg twice daily$45 to $54
Haloperidol (Haldol)19675 mg three times daily$9 to $88
Thiothixene (Navane)196710 mg three times daily$148 (brand); $37 to $60 (generic)
Fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin Decanoate)197225 mg IM every three weeks$5 to $15
Haloperidol decanoate (Haldol Decanoate)1986100 mg IM every four weeks$86 (brand); $19 to $53 (generic)
Dopamine D2 antagonists (mid-potency)Molindone (Moban)197425 mg three times daily$271
Loxapine (Loxitane)197550 mg twice daily$242 (brand); $154 (generic)
Dopamine D2 antagonists (low-potency)Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)1957100 mg three times daily$6 to $103
Thioridazine (Mellaril)1962100 mg three times daily$15 to $62
Atypical (mixed neuroreceptor antagonists [low-affinity D2 antagonists, high-affinity 5HT2A antagonists])Clozapine (Clozaril)1989125 mg twice daily$407 (brand); $266 to $284 (generic)
Risperidone (Risperdal)19934 mg once daily$317
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)199610 mg once daily$353
Quetiapine (Seroquel)1997200 mg twice daily$397
Ziprasidone (Geodon)200140 mg twice daily$315
Aripiprazole (Abilify)200220 mg once daily$490