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Haloperidol (Haldol) Summary

Description: A phenyl-piperidinyl-butyrophenone that is used primarily to treat SCHIZOPHRENIA and other PSYCHOSES. It is also used in schizoaffective disorder, DELUSIONAL DISORDERS, ballism, and TOURETTE SYNDROME (a drug of choice) and occasionally as adjunctive therapy in MENTAL RETARDATION and the chorea of HUNTINGTON DISEASE. It is a potent antiemetic and is used in the treatment of intractable HICCUPS. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p279)

Also Known As: Haldol; 1-Butanone, 4-(4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-piperidinyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-

Networked: 4192 relevant articles (342 outcomes, 747 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Haloperidol is Relevant

  1. Schizophrenia (Dementia Praecox) : 101 outcomes 333 studies in 981 results
  2. Catalepsy : 31 outcomes 70 studies in 852 results
  3. Delirium : 31 outcomes 45 studies in 206 results
  4. Bipolar Disorder (Mania) : 23 outcomes 48 studies in 106 results
  5. Psychotic Disorders (Schizoaffective Disorder) : 16 outcomes 55 studies in 173 results
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Drugs Related to Haloperidol

  1. Risperidone (Risperdal Consta)
  2. olanzapine (Zyprexa)
  3. Antipsychotic Agents (Antipsychotics)
  4. quetiapine (Seroquel)
  5. aripiprazole (Abilify)
  6. Clozapine (Clozaril)
  7. Lithium
  8. Pimozide (Orap)
  9. ziprasidone (Geodon)
  10. sultopride (amisulpride)
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Therapies Related to Haloperidol

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. General Anesthesia
  3. Long-Term Care
  4. Ambulatory Surgical Procedures (Outpatient Surgery)
  5. Oral Administration
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