This pilot study was undertaken to estimate the acute antipsychotic effect size and side effect propensity of risperidone and olanzapine in the pediatric population, in comparison to haloperidol, a ...

Intensive care unit (ICU) patients who received haloperidol (Haldol) for delirium fared no better on the AID-ICU trial's primary outcome at 3 months than those who received placebo. At 90 days, the ...

Previous studies have shown that effective antipsychotic medications attenuate reward, an effect that is generally attributed to their effectiveness at blocking the dopamine D2-like receptors. As ...

Upsher-Smith is introducing haloperidol tablets, in dosage strengths of 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg strengths. Haloperidol tablets are a generic of Janssen’s Haldol tablets. Haloperidol ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Haloperidol may be a better option than the old standby ondansetron to treat certain patients with vomiting and nausea in the emergency department (ED), according to a small ...

A combination of droperidol and midazolam was more effective than haloperidol plus lorazepam for achieving sedation in agitated patients in an emergency department (ED) setting in a study involving 86 ...