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Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medicine used in small doses in palliative care for nausea and vomiting, especially when the bowel is blocked.
The US label covers psychotic disorders, Tourette's disorder and severe behaviour problems in children. MASCC 2022 suggests haloperidol "may be an effective anti-emetic in MBO, particularly for complete MBO" (level IV, grade B), and MASCC/ESMO 2016 names it as an alternative to metoclopramide for nausea in advanced cancer and as the antiemetic to give alongside octreotide in bowel obstruction. The antiemetic use is off-label. The first Haldol NDA was approved on 18 May 1971.
A butyrophenone dopamine antagonist.
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| Region | Year | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| US | 1971 | Psychotic disorders; Tourette's disorder; severe behaviour problems in children · Year is the Haldol NDA 015923 approval (Drugs@FDA) |
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