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What does haloperidol mean?

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Noun
  1. (pharmacology) A neuroleptic and a butyrophenone drug used in the treatment of mental illness such as psychosis.
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Isolated instances of such damage have been reported with such drugs as benoxaprofen, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, imipramine, and others.
I wanted to prescribe 20 mg. of haloperidol daily as an anti-psychotic, but without a proper medical history I thought it unadvisable.
In the MTA study, children were given bupropion or haloperidol if stimulants proved ineffective.
They were treated with either continuous antipsychotic maintenance therapy or intermittent therapy using either haloperidol, chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, or fluphenazine.
The dopamine-blocking action of haloperidol also shifts the dopamine-acetylcholine activity ratio in the limbic system.
Antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol help to reduce aggression.

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