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Haloperidol

New meds no better than old for schizophrenia

October 03, 2008
New schizophrenia medications don't reduce symptoms or hospitalizations more than the older drug haloperidol, according to a new study. The study also found that patients stayed on the new medications longer and believed they worked better than the old one. Participants in the study took haloperidol, or higher-dose second-generation drugs including amisulpride, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Haldol Warning Label
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...labeling on Johnson & Johnson's Haldol (generic: Haloperidol) noting QT prolongation and... Read more »

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How Does Lewy Body Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

...Careful use of antipsychotic medications such as haloperidol (Haldol, Serenace), olanzapine... Read more »

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Tardive Dyskinesia: A Movement Disorder That Can Be Induced by Your Medications
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...and from typical antipsychotic medications, like haloperidol; it can occur in 20-30 percent of... Read more »

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FDA Claims Pfizer Schizophrenia Drug Ad Misleading
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...mesylate) for Injection has "proven advantages over haloperidol IM-twice the improvement as... Read more »

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Schizophrenia and Smoking
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert

...example, studies of patients who smoked who were taking haloperidol or clozapine had lower... Read more »

Health Guide

Phenothiazine overdose
... Acetophenazine Chlorpromazine Chlorprothixene Clozapine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Mesoridazine Molindone Perphenazine Pimozide ... Read more »
Tardive dyskinesia
...drugs called neuroleptics. The most commonly used neuroleptics areolder anti-psychotic drugs, including haloperidol, trifluoperazine, or fluphenazine. Read more »
A Guide to Buying Prescription Drugs on the Internet
...drugs Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro or Ativan from online pharmacies instead received a medication containing haloperidol, a powerful anti-psychotic drug.  One site that calls itself... Read more »
Vyvanse
...antidepressantsMAOI inhibitorsAntihistaminesAntihypertensive medicationsChlorpromzinesExthosuximideHaloperidolLithium CarbonateMeperidineMethenamine... Read more »
Depression and Teenagers: Some Basics
...6 and older (for OCD) Antipsychotic Medications Clozaril(atypical) clozapine 18 and older Haldol haloperidol 3 and older Risperdal (atypical) risperidone 5 to 16 years (for irritability... Read more »

Medications

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......decrease negative thoughts and hallucinations. Haloperidol can also be used to treat... Read more »

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......cabergoline pergolide sibutramine Many drugs besides haloperidol may affect the heart... Read more »

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......prescribe another medication for you to take with haloperidol to decrease these side effects.... Read more »

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...for mental/mood conditions (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa ... Read more »

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...for mental/mood conditions (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa ... Read more »

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Some pills bought online contain harmful drug
October 02, 2008

Some prescriptions of Ambien, Ativan, Lexapro, and Xanax purchased online may be dangerous, warns the FDA. Early tests have found the pills in... Read summary »