Haldol® is a drug for use in certain mental and psychological disorders and belongs to the group of drugs known as neuroleptics. The indications for Haldol® are as follows: In addition to the above-mentioned original indications, Haldol® is also indicated for the treatment of pathological muscle twitching (tic disorders, e.g. Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome) and vomiting when all other treatment options have been exhausted.
- Mental illnesses with the symptoms delusion, sensory delusions, thinking disorders and ego disorders (acute and chronic schizophrenic syndromes)
- Mental illness due to organic suffering (organically caused psychoses)
- States of pathologically elevated mood and drive (acute manic syndromes)
- Acute mental-physical (psychomotoric) states of arousal
Haldol® may not be used if
- Hypersensitivity/allergy to haloperidol or butyrophenones, as well as other ingredients of the drug Haldol®.
- If the Parkinson’s disease is present.
- If a malignant neuroleptic syndrome has already occurred in the past after using Haloperidol.
- For children under 3 years of age.
Possible side effects that may occur while taking Haldol® are
- Decrease in white blood cells, absence of certain white blood cells, decrease in all blood cells, decrease in platelets, decrease in certain white blood cells, increase in certain blood cells
- Hypersensitivity, hypersensitivity reactions
- Increased blood level of antidiuretic hormone, increased prolactin blood level
- Reduced blood sugar level
- Restlessness, insomnia, psychotic disorder, depression, confusion, diminished sexual feeling, loss of sexual sensation, restlessness
- Movement disorders (cramps, twitching), tremor, increased muscle tone, muscle tone disorder, drowsiness, slowed movements, dizziness, excessive urge to move, movement disorder, lack of movement, tardive dykinesia, headache, motor dysfunction, involuntary muscle contractions, malignant neuroleptic syndrome, eye tremor, Parkinson-like disorders, sedation
- Visual disorders, block cramps, blurred vision
- Cardiac arrhythmia, tachycardia
- Drop in blood pressure, blood clots in the veins
- Shortness of breath, bronchial spasm, glottal spasm, fluid accumulation in the larynx
- Constipation, dry mouth, increased salivation, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, heartburn, digestive tract disorders, life-threatening intestinal paralysis
- Abnormal liver function test, inflammation of the liver, jaundice, acute liver failure, abnormal flow of bile
- Skin rash, photosensitivity reaction, hives, itching, increased sweating, allergic skin reaction, certain vascular inflammations, skin inflammation with peeling of the upper skin layer
- Disintegration of skeletal muscle cells, lockjaw, torticollis, muscle stiffness, muscle cramps, muscle twitches
- Urinary retention
- Erectile dysfunction, excessive prolonged erection, breast enlargement in men, menstrual bleeding disorder or absence of menstruation, breast pain, breast pain, secretion of milk from the breast, sexual dysfunction, menstrual problems
- Fluid accumulation, increased/lowered body temperature, gait insecurity
- Weight gain/weight loss
- Visual disturbances, stuffy nose, increase in intraocular pressure, urination disorders
- Hair loss, disturbance of the respiratory rhythm, pneumonia, changes in the cornea and lenses of the eyes
