Haloperidol: Difference between revisions

'''Haloperidol''' (trade name '''Haldol''') is an [[antipsychotic]] drug used to treat a variety of mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, [[mania]] resulting from bipolar disorder, [[delirium]], [[psychosis]], agitation, Tourette syndrome, as well as hallucinations during alcohol withdrawal. It was first synthesized in 1958 by Paul Janssen<ref>{{cite book | vauthors=((Sneader, W.)) | date=23 June 2005 | title=Drug Discovery: A History | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | isbn=9780471899792}}</ref> from [[meperidine]]<ref>{{cite book | vauthors=((Ravina, E.)) | date=18 April 2011 | title=The Evolution of Drug Discovery: From Traditional Medicines to Modern Drugs | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | isbn=9783527326693}}</ref>. Haloperidol is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.<ref>http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/EML2015_8-May-15.pdf</ref> It is also one of the most frequently prescribed typical antipsychotics and is sometimes carried by medical services as an emergency sedative.