Haloperidol Tablets :- Uses

 

Haloperidol Tablets contain the active ingredient haloperidol, which belongs to a class of drugs called neuroleptics. It improves the symptoms of:
• Major mental disorders (schizophrenia, paranoia, mania and hypomania)
• Behavioral or mental disorders, including those with mental retardation, such as aggression, hyperactivity and self-mutilation
• Moderate to severe restlessness with mental distress, excitement, violent or dangerous impulsive behavior
• Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome and severe tic movements
• Restlessness and agitation in elderly patients
• Childhood behavior disorders, especially with associated hyper activity and aggression
• Anxiety (used short term).

BEFORE YOU TAKE HALOPERIDOL TABLETS

DO NOT take Haloperidol Tablets if
• You know that you are allergic to haloperidol or any of the other ingredients of Haloperidol Tablets (see section 6 of this leaflet)
• You are suffering from a brain disorder causing tremors, rigidity and slowing of movement (Parkinson’s disease)
• You have recently had a heart attack, have severe heart failure or are being treated for an abnormal heart rhythm
• You suffer from unusually slow heartbeat
• Your doctor tells you that the level of potassium in your blood is too low
• You suffer from a lesion that affects a specific part of the brain (called the basal ganglia)
• You are suffering from depression of the central nervous system, which can result in decreased rate of breathing, decreased pulse rate, decreased alertness to loss of consciousness.
Haloperidol should not be given to patients who are in a coma.

Take special care with Haloperidol Tablets if

• You have a liver or kidney problem
• you suffer from high blood pressure due to a tumour near the kidney (a condition known as phaeochromocytoma)
• You have problems with your thyroid gland.
• You have heart problem or anyone in your close family has died suddenly of heart problems
• You suffer from fits (epilepsy) or you have a condition that might lead to (convulsions) fits (such as brain damage or alcohol withdrawal)
• You or someone else in your family has a history of blood clots, as medicines like these have been associated with formation of blood clots
• You suffer from alcohol abuse
• You are elderly, as you may be more sensitive to the effects of haloperidol tablets
• You ever had bleeding in the brain, or your doctor has told you that you are more likely than other people to have a stroke
• You have lower than normal levels of minerals (electrolytes) in your blood
• You have not been eating properly
• You suffer from a mental disorder including schizophrenia. Withdrawal of Haloperidol tablets may be associated with withdrawal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, insomnia or recurrence of symptoms
• You are feeling depressed.
Even though some of the above may appear obvious, it is important that your doctor is aware if any of them apply to you.

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