Haloperidol Definition

hălō-pĕrĭ-dôl, -dŏl, -dōl
noun
A powerful tranquilizer, C21H23ClFNO2, used in treating schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome, nausea, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Haloperidol

  • halo– (pi)perid(ine) –ol

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Haloperidol Sentence Examples

  • Dopamine blocking drugs are frequently the first choice of treatment, Eg haloperidol chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, sulphiride and pimozide.

  • This group of drugs was originally developed to treat major psychoses (eg schizophrenia) and includes haloperidol and droperidol.

  • The patient was given haloperidol to try to manage their aggressive state.

  • Findings Most trials have compared the atypical antipsychotics with placebo or conventional drugs (e.g. haloperidol ).

  • They also showed in lab experiments that EPO blunted the toxic effects of the drug haloperidol on brain cells.

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