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Trade Name Haldol

Indication Schizophrenia, mania, aggressive and agitated patient

Action Alters the effect of dopamine

Therapeutic Class Antipsychotic

Pharmacologic Class butyrophenones

Nursing Considerations • extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia
• use caution in QT prolongation
• may cause seizures, constipation, dry mouth, agranulosytosis
• assess for hallucinations
• monitor hemodynamics
• monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fever, muscular rigidity, altered mental status, and
autonomic dysfunction)
• monitor CBC with differential