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Haloperidol

Class : Antipsychotics, Antivertigo Drugs
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Indication
Listed in Dosage.
Dosage
PO Psychoses 0.5-5 mg 2-3 times/day, up to 100 mg/day in severe cases. Maintenance: 3-10 mg/day. Severe tics; Tourette’s syndrome Initial: 0.5-1.5 mg 3 times/day, up to 10 mg/day in Tourette’s syndrome. Adjunct in severe anxiety or behavioral disturbances 0.5 mg twice daily. Restlessness and confusion 1-3 mg 8 hrly. Intractable hiccup 1.5 mg 3 times/day. IM Acute psychosis 2-10 mg hrly or 4-8 hrly until symptoms are controlled. Max: 18 mg/day. Nausea and vomiting 0.5-2 mg/day. SC Restlessness and confusion 5-15 mg over 24 hr.
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Administration
May be taken with or without food. (May be taken w/ meals to minimise GI irritation.)

Overdosage
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Contraindications
Severe toxic CNS depression; preexisting coma; Parkinson’s disease; lactation.

Special Precautions
Parkinsonism; epilepsy, allergy, angle-closure glaucoma, benign prostatic hyperplasia; severe cardiac or hepatic disease; extremes in temp (hot and cold weather); presence of acute infections or leucopenia; hyperthyroidism; pregnancy, elderly, children. Patients receiving anticoagulants. Discontinue upon signs of neurological toxicity in patients taking haloperidol and lithium.

Adverse Drug Reactions
Tardive dyskinesia; extrapyramidal reactions. Anxiety, drowsiness, depression, anorexia, transient tachycardia, postural hypotension, leukopenia; anticholinergic side effects.
Potentially Fatal: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Drug Interactions
Carbamazepine and rifampicin reduce plasma concentrations. Symptoms of CNS depression may be enhanced by CNS depressants e.g. alcohol, hypnotics, general anaesthetics, anxiolytics and opioids. May reduce antihypertensive action of guanethidine. May increase risk of arrhythmia when used with drugs that prolong QT interval or diuretics that can cause electrolyte imbalance. May increase plasma levels of haloperidol when used with clozapine or chlorpromazine.
Potentially Fatal: Increases lithium blood levels and may predispose to neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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Pregnancy Category
Category C: Either studies in animals have revealed adverse effects on the foetus (teratogenic or embryocidal or other) and there are no controlled studies in women or studies in women and animals are not available. Drugs should be given only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the foetus.

Storage
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ATC Classification
N05AD01 - Haloperidol; Belongs to the class of butyrophenone derivatives antipsychotics. Used in the management of psychosis.

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Yes guys this is it! After Adam Lambert confessed his sexuality to an interview for Rolling Stones cover story, Kiss’ Gene Simmons, whom Adam performed with at the American Idol finale was also asked on what he thinks about the American Idol runner-up, Adam Lambert. He commented that America does not really care whether he is gay or not, all he has to do is just sing his heart out. Here is a video clip of the part Simmons made the comment.

For me, as an Adam Lambert fan, I really also don’t care about his sexual orientation, what is important is that he’s got talent and all he has to do is to flaunt it.

This is a tag I received from Dee! Thanks Dee!

70. Shorter or Taller: shorter what? taller what?
72. Romantic or Spontaneous: Both
73. Nice Stomach or Nice Arms: Both
74. Sensitive or Loud: Sensitive
75. Hook-up or Relationship: Relationship
76. Trouble Maker or Hesitant: Trouble maker?

HAVE YOU EVER

80. Lost glasses / contacts: Don’t have any
81. Ran Away From Home: No
82. Held a gun/knife for self defense: No
83. Killed somebody: NO
84. Broke someone’s heart: I don’t know.
85. Been arrested: NO
87. Cried when someone died: IS my puppy considered someone?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

89. Yourself: I have low self-esteem
90. Miracles: Yes.
91. Love at first sight: No
92. Heaven: Yes
93. Santa Claus: Hell no
94. Tooth Fairy: Nope
95. Kiss on the first date: Nope

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY

97. Is there one person you want to be with right now: Yes
98. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life: Not seriously
99. Do you believe in God: Yes.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag 10 people: I only have 8 people.

I am passing this to:Eugene,Carmela,Anney,Elizabeth,Liz,Didi,ezarooen,valkyrie

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