Haldol
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Standard anti-nausea medications often do not work reliably, he said, which sometimes forces clinicians to turn to second and third-line options such as Haldol, a medication more commonly used for psychotic episodes.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025
One night, a nurse gave him the painkiller Norco, the antipsychotic Haldol, the sedative Ativan and the antihistamine Benadryl, according to the report from the Department of Public Health.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
That month, an outside pharmacist filled out a form recommending that Mr. Blakeney’s doses of Haldol and Zyprexa be reduced to comply with federal guidelines that require nursing homes to gradually reduce doses of antipsychotics.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2021
Haldol, thorazine, and risperidone are antipsychotics, medicines commonly given to patients with thought disorders like schizophrenia and, less commonly, to patients with mood disorders like bipolar disorder.
From Scientific American • Feb. 19, 2019
Several times a day, Ben gave him the medications prescribed by the hospice nurse — Haldol to ease anxiety and hydromorphone to soothe pain — by squirting them into his mouth with a syringe.
From Washington Post
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