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Haldol

American  
[hal-dawl, -dol] / ˈhæl dɔl, -dɒl /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of haloperidol.


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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

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

A few weeks ago, a jail physician stopped prescribing Jessie his antipsychotic medicine, Haldol, instead prescribing only Benadryl for sleep and another medicine for anxiety, Roblero said.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniels at the time had stopped taking Haldol, a medication used to treat schizophrenia, he told a clinical evaluator.

From Washington Post

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