Haloperidoldrug info
haloperidol 0.5 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Haloperidol tablets are indicated for use in the management of manifestations of psychotic disorders. Haloperidol tablets are indicated for the control of tics and vocal utterances of Tourette's Disorder in children and adults. Haloperidol tablets are effective for the treatment of severe behavior problems in children of combative, explosive hyperexcitability (which cannot be accounted for by immediate provocation). Haloperidol tablets are also effective in the short-term treatment of hyperactive children who show excessive motor activity with accompanying conduct disorders consisting of some or all of the following symptoms: impulsivity, difficulty sustaining attention, aggressivity, mood lability, and poor frustration tolerance. Haloperidol tablets should be reserved for these two groups of children only after failure to respond to psychotherapy or medications other than antipsychotics.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 15, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Haloperidol, USP is the first of the butyrophenone series of major tranquilizers. The chemical designation is 4-[4-( p -chloro-phenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidino]-4'-fluorobutyrophenone and it has the following structural formula: Haloperidol, USP is supplied as tablets for oral administration containing 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg or 20 mg of haloperidol, USP and contains the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose and pregelatinized starch (corn). In addition, the 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg tablets also contains D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum Lake. The 10 mg and 20 mg tablets also contains FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum Lake, 2 mg and 5 mg tablets also contains FD&C Red #40 Aluminum Lake, and 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg and 20 mg tablets also contains FD&C Yellow #6 Aluminum Lake. structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 15, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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