A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Acute Exacerbation of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

IM ziprasidone at an initial dose of 10 or 20 mg for the first 3 days; additional doses could be administered according to clinical need, with the maximum total daily IM dose of 40 mg. On Day 4, IM treatment was switched to oral (PO) treatment at an initial dose of 40 mg twice daily for the first 2 days; doses could be subsequently adjusted within the range of 40 to 80 mg twice daily. Total treatment duration was 6 weeks.