Haloperidol is an antipsychotic that can help relieve disorders such as delusions or hallucinations in schizophrenia, or in older people who experience agitation or aggression, for example.
This medicine can be sold in the Jassen Cilac laboratory and can be sold under the name Haldol and can be given as tablets, drops or solution for injection.
Haloperidol costs an average of 6 reais
Haloperidol is used to alleviate disorders such as delusions or hallucinations in cases of schizophrenia, suspicious behavior, confusion and agitation in the elderly and in childhood psychosis accompanied by psychomotor arousal.
Additionally, it can be used to decrease aggressive temperament and general behavioral changes such as tics, hiccups, nausea, or vomiting.
Haloperidol can be used in drops, tablets or injectables, 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 and 2 mg, 2 to 3 times daily, and can be increased from 1 to 15 mg per day. In children it is usually indicated 1 drop / 3 kg of weight, twice daily orally. In case of injection, the application should be performed by a nurse.
Haloperidol can cause effects such as changes in muscle tone, causing slow, stiff or spasmodic movements of the limbs of the neck, face, eyes or mouth and tongue, for example.
It can also cause headaches, restlessness, difficulty sleeping or staying asleep, as well as sadness or depression, dizziness, abnormal vision, constipation, nausea, vomiting, increased saliva production, dry mouth and hypotension.
Haloperidol is opposite when blood changes, children under 3 years of age in pill form, children of all ages should not receive injectable form, spinal depression, endogenous depression and severe heart disease.