Haoperidol is an antipsychotic that can help relieve such disorders as, delusions or hallucinations in cases of schizophrenia, or in the elderly with agitation or aggression, for example.
This medicine may be marketed by the Jassen Cilac laboratory and may be sold under the name Haldol and may be given as tablets, drops, or as an injectable solution.
Price of Haloperidol
Haloperidol costs on average 6 reais.
Indications for Haloperidol
Haloperidol is used to alleviate disturbances such as delusions or hallucinations in cases of schizophrenia, behaviors of distrust, confusion and agitation in the elderly, and in children's psychoses accompanied by psychomotor excitement.
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 injectables, and the benefits of the medicine can be observed after two to three weeks of treatment.
In drops or tablets used by adults is indicated between 0.5 to 2 mg, 2 to 3 times a day, and can be increased from 1 and 15 mg daily. In children, 1 drop / 3 kg of body weight is usually given twice daily orally. In case of injection, the application must be done by a nurse.
Side effects of Haloperidol
Haloperidol may cause effects such as changes in muscle tone, causing slow, rigid or spasmodic movements of the neck, face, eyes or mouth and tongue, for example.
It can also cause headache, agitation, difficulty in sleeping or staying asleep, as well as being able to cause sadness or depression, dizziness, abnormal vision, constipation, nausea, vomiting, increased saliva production, dry mouth and hypotension.
Contraindications of Haloperidol
Haloperidol is contraindicated in case of changes in the blood, children under 3 years in the form of tablet, children of any age should not receive the injectable form, bone marrow depression, endogenous depression and severe heart disease.
