- Haloperidol price
- Haloperidol indications
- How to use Haloperidol
- Side Effects of Haloperidol
- Contraindications for Haloperidol
Haoperidol is an antipsychotic that can help relieve disorders such as delusions or hallucinations in cases of schizophrenia, or in elderly people with agitation or aggression, for example.
This medicine can be sold by the Jassen Cilac laboratory, and can be sold under the name Haldol and can be administered in tablets, drops or in solution for injection.
Haloperidol price
Haloperidol costs on average 6 reais.
Haloperidol indications
Haloperidol is used to relieve disorders such as delusions or hallucinations in cases of schizophrenia, distrustful behavior, confusion and agitation in the elderly, and in childhood psychoses accompanied by psychomotor excitation.
In addition, it can be used to decrease aggressive temperament and changes in general behavior, such as tics, hiccups, nausea or vomiting.
How to use Haloperidol
Haloperidol can be used in drops, tablets or injectable, and the benefits of the remedy can be seen after two to three weeks of treatment.
In drops or tablets used by adults it is indicated between 0.5 to 2 mg, 2 to 3 times a day, which can be increased from 1 to 15 mg a day. In children, 1 drop / 3 kg of weight is usually indicated, twice a day orally. In case of injectable, the application must be made by a nurse.
Side Effects of Haloperidol
Haloperidol can cause effects such as changes in muscle tone, causing slow, rigid or spasmodic movements of the members of the neck, face, eyes or mouth and tongue, for example.
It can also cause headache, agitation, difficulty sleeping or staying asleep, in addition to causing sadness or depression, dizziness, abnormal vision, constipation, nausea, vomiting, increased saliva production, dry mouth and hypotension.
Contraindications for Haloperidol
Haloperidol is contraindicated in the event of changes in the blood, children under 3 years of age in the form of a pill, children of any age should not receive the injectable form, bone marrow depression, endogenous depression and severe heart disease.
