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'''Haloperidol''' (trade name '''Haldol''') is an antipsychotic drug used to treat Tourette Syndrome, as well as other mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania, bipolar disorder, [[delirium]], [[psychosis]] as well a variety of other symptoms. It was first synthesized in 1958 by Paul Janssen<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=Cb6BOkj9fK4C&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> from [[meperidine]]<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=iDNy0XxGqT8C&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. Haloperidol is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.{{citation needed}}
'''Haloperidol''' (trade name '''Haldol''') is an antipsychotic drug used to treat Tourette Syndrome, as well as other mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania, bipolar disorder, [[delirium]], [[psychosis]] as well a variety of other symptoms. It was first synthesized in 1958 by Paul Janssen<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=Cb6BOkj9fK4C&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> from [[meperidine]]<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=iDNy0XxGqT8C&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. Haloperidol is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.{{citation needed}}
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==See also==
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