haloperidol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of haloperidol
First recorded in 1955–60; halo- + (pi)perid(ine) + -ol 1
Example Sentences
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The research involved a retrospective analysis of electronic medical records of a large cohort of patients from a healthcare provider in Taiwan who received quetiapine or haloperidol therapy.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2024
Now, just over 1 week after Krogan’s team assembled its list, scientists are starting to test all of the drugs in cell culture, including several cancer drugs and haloperidol, a compound used to treat schizophrenia.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 2, 2020
“Never really voices at that time. They started me on haloperidol and thorazine. Now, well, now I’m on a very low dose of risperidone,” he says proudly.
From Scientific American • Feb. 19, 2019
He hated the shaking, probably a side effect of haloperidol, his antipsychotic.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2015
What regions of the nervous system are likely to be the focus of haloperidol side effects?
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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