Haloperidol (as lactate) 5mg/mL; for IM inj. Individualize. 2–5mg IM every 4–8hrs or up to hourly if needed; max: 20mg/day. Switch to oral form 12–24hrs after last injection. CNS depression ...

Haloperidol is a traditional or conventional antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, mania and other forms of psychosis. It is a derivative of butyrophenone and it acts by blocking the effects of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than 2% of patients who received long-acting injectable antipsychotics were readmitted vs. 8.3% of those ...

Among adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, treatment with the newer, more costly antipsychotic paliperidone palmitate, compared with the older antipsychotic haloperidol decanoate, ...

Here are six new shortages and discontinuations for April, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Editor’s note: The drugs listed are in ...

Among adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, treatment with the newer, more costly antipsychotic paliperidone palmitate, compared with the older antipsychotic haloperidol decanoate, ...

November 10, 2009 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — A long-acting injection form of the antipsychotic drug olanzapine (Eli Lilly & Co) offers efficacy that is consistent with oral administration of the drug and ...