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can you take haldol with pop

shumate
04/23/08
shumate
Topics:haldol

my dad has dementia and is under Hospic care

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Christina Bruni
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Christina has been in remission from schizophrenia, and out of the...

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Hello shumate,

 

Please, ask your father's psychiatrist.  I can't advise you, this is a medical question about specific treatment.  That said, you need to know that certain antipsychotics have warnings that they shouldn't be prescribed in patients with dementia-related psychosis because of the increased risk of death compared to placebo.  You won't know if Haldol is one of them unless you ask the pdoc.  And quite simply, I don't know the answer to your question.  Put your mind at ease by asking the professional who is treating your doctor.

 

Best,

Chris

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