Who Gets Schizophrenia?
New warnings have been added to the schizophrenia med Haldol to warn users about the risk of dangerous heart conditions and sudden death. The warnings alert patients that ailments, including a cardiac electrical disorder known as QT prolongation, have been found in some patients. Most of these patients took Haldol intravenously--which is not an approved use--or took a higher-than-normal dose.
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