haloperidol any suitable route of administration can be used for example any of oral topical ocular rectal vaginal inhalation and intranasal delivery routes may be suitable the dose of the active agent will depend on the nature and degree of the condition the age and condition of the patient and other factors known to those skilled in the art a typical dosage is 10 100 mg given one to three times per day male ferrets 0 9 1 7 kg obtained from leeds university were housed in pairs at 22 u00b1 1 u00b0 c and had free access to food sds diet u2018 c u2019 e special diet services uk and water they were housed under artificial lighting with lights on between 07 00 and 21 00 hours for experimental use animals were removed from their holding cages and placed individually into observation cages the animals were allowed free access to water and food the animals were divided into separate groups of 4 animals per group animals were frequently observed throughout the experiments by a trained technician to ensure that the animals remained in good health in addition animal behaviour was video recorded for subsequent analysis of emesis see rudd et al 1994 emesis was characterized by rhythmic abdominal contractions which were either associated with the oral expulsion of.