Haloperidol

Word HALOPERIDOL
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˌheɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈpɛ.ɹɪd.ɒl/

Definitions and meanings of "Haloperidol"

What do we mean by haloperidol?

An antipsychotic drug, C21H23ClFNO2, used in the treatment of psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia, and in the management of Tourette's syndrome. noun

A neuroleptic and a butyrophenone drug used in the treatment of mental illness such as psychosis. noun

Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome noun

A synthetic antidepressant drug used chiefly in the treatment of psychotic conditions.

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The word "haloperidol" in example sentences

The Washington Post article states, ... ldquo; Internal government records show that most sedated deportees, such as Ade, received a cocktail of three drugs that included Haldol, also known as haloperidol, a medication normally used to treat schizophrenia and other acute psychotic states. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Common psychiatric drugs, such as haloperidol, used to treat schizophrenia, are known to act on this gene," Dr Kwok said today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is a significant finding, as the medications used to treat tics, including clonidine and neuroleptics such as haloperidol and pimozide, can cause undesirable side effects, including drowsiness, dizziness, impaired thinking, insomnia, and blurred vision. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Conventional antipsychotics, such as haloperidol (Haldol) and chlorpromazine (Thorazine), were stumbled on by chance in the 1950s and were found to have a powerful calming effect on psychotic patients, but also a number of side effects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In this study, both an older neuroleptic (Haldol or "haloperidol") and a newer atypical neuroleptic (Zyprexa or "olanzapine") caused significant shrinkage in the higher level parts of the brains in monkeys. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The excuse had been that South Hams Prison used chemical restraints on its violent prisoners—thioridazine, haloperidol, chlorpromazine—and that paranoid episodes were one of the common side effects. ❋ Joan Brady (2010)

In prison, David had been force-fed enough haloperidol to make him uninterested in psychedelic experiences; but there was plenty of beer, and plenty of people drinking it. ❋ Joan Brady (2010)

The most common treatment, in our pill-obsessed society, is an antipsychotic medication such haloperidol, pimozide, and risperidone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In trial 15, commissioned by AstraZeneca, patients with schizophrenia who were in remission were randomly assigned to receive either AstraZeneca's quetiapine, or a cheap, old-fashioned drug called haloperidol. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A 2003 company PowerPoint slide with the headline "Unsurpassed Efficacy at the Right Dose" that was released with the other documents also made a statement at odds with the analysis: "Head to head with haloperidol, Seroquel offers the same -- or better -- efficacy and the added advantage of a significantly better clinical response." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The "typical" drugs used for comparison were haloperidol and thioridazine, both generics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These drugs, which include quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), haloperidol (Haldol) and others, can help improve symptoms of schizophrenia and other mental disorders, but they can also cause dangerous side effects, including abnormal limb and body movements, seizures, and rapid heart beat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He added that the company's own analysis supported the view "that we are less effective than haloperidol and our competitors." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The patient was treated with fluid repletion and haloperidol, with no complications. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Jika ini tidak efektif, neuroleptik klasik seperti: haloperidol, fluphenazine, atau pimozide dapat diberikan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, a newly unveiled analysis from 2000 of a dozen studies AstraZeneca conducted to test Seroquel's efficacy indicates that the drug was less effective than a half-century-old generic medicine called haloperidol. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Coetsee has proven that even middle-aged elephants can be safely sedated up to 48 hours using haloperidol and trilafon, two tranquilizers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is an ad for Serenace (haloperidol), an anti-psychotic, from a 1970 issue of Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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