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Generic Name: Haloperidol
You experience severe allergic reaction symptoms (swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat causing difficulty breathing), severe rash with skin peeling, sudden intense chest pain, or symptoms of overdose. Call emergency medical services immediately.
Schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, severe behavioral problems
Psychosis, agitation
0.5-5 mg 2 to 3 times a day
0.05-0.15 mg/kg/day
0.5-2 mg 2 to 3 times a day
30 mg/day
N/A
Use with caution
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), sedation
Tardive dyskinesia, NMS, QT prolongation
Parkinson's disease, severe CNS depression
Increased mortality in elderly with dementia-related psychosis
CNS depressants, QTc prolonging drugs
N/A
Avoid
Use only if benefit outweighs risk
Not recommended
Avoid driving, risk of EPS
Take as soon as remembered, do not double dose
ECG, movement disorders
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