Haloperidol

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 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY 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)

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Tree Number(s): D02.522.352.506

MeSH Unique ID: D006220

Registry Number: J6292F8L3D

Entry Terms:

• Haldol

Pharmacologic Action:

• Antiemetics
• Antipsychotic Agents
• Dopamine Antagonists
• Anti-Dyskinesia Agents

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Ketones
Butyrophenones
Haloperidol