G-Haloperidol 5 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 0.49 (10 x 10: ৳ 49.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 4.90
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Haloperidol |
| Company | Gonoshasthaya pharma ltd |
Title
G-G-Haloperidol
Categories
- Antipsychotic
- Neuroleptic
- Antiemetic
- Behavior Disorders
- Drugs for Nervous System
- Butyrophenone drugs
Description
Haloperidol is a butyrophenone derivative with antipsychotic properties that effectively manages hyperactivity, agitation, mania, and psychosis. It also possesses antiemetic properties and exhibits hypothermic and anorexiant effects. It may potentiate the action of barbiturates, general anesthetics, and other CNS depressant drugs. The drug is quick-acting with a duration of action of about 12 hours after a single administration.
DosageAdministration
- Tablet - Initial dose for adults: 0.5 mg to 6.0 mg 2 to 3 times daily
- Daily dose up to 100 mg may be necessary in some cases
- Injection (intramuscular or intravenous) for schizophrenia and other psychosis: Initially 2-10 mg, then every 4-8 hours according to response to a total maximum of 18 mg daily
Indications
- Management of nervousness, anxiety states, and associated psychic disorders
- Functional disorders caused by anxiety states
- Symptomatology of mania, dementia, acute and chronic schizophrenia, and alcoholism
Pharmacology
Potentiates the action of barbiturates, general anesthetics, and other CNS depressant drugs
Interaction
- May interfere with the anticoagulant properties of phenindione
- May antagonize the action of epinephrine and other sympathomimetic agents
- Inhibits the metabolization of tricyclic antidepressants
- May impair the antiparkinson effects of levodopa
Contraindications
- Comatose states and CNS depression due to alcohol or other depressant drugs
- Severe depressive states
- Lesions of the basal ganglia
- Parkinson's syndrome
- Sensitivity to haloperidol
- Senile patients with pre-existing Parkinson-like symptoms
SideEffects
- Headache
- Vertigo
- Insomnia
- Drowsiness
- Lethargy
- Stupor
- Confusion
- Restlessness
- Agitation
- Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Urinary retention
- Heartburn
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Anorexia
- Diarrhea
- Hypersalivation
PregnancyLactation
Safety for use in pregnancy and lactation has not been established
PrecautionsWarnings
- May lower the convulsive threshold and trigger seizures
- Administer cautiously to patients with severe impairment of liver or kidney function
- Caution advised in patients with pheochromocytoma and conditions predisposing to epilepsy
- Possible potentiating effect on potent analgesics or hypnotics
OverdoseEffects
- Severe extrapyramidal reactions
- Hypotension
- Sedation
- Respiratory depression
- Shock-like state
TherapeuticClass
Butyrophenone drugs, Drugs used in tremor, tics & related disorder
StorageConditions
Do not store above 30°C. Keep away from light and out of the reach of children