haloperidol

haloperidol
halo·per·i·dol .hal-ō-'per-ə-.dȯl, -.dōl n a butyrophenone antipsychotic drug C21H23ClFNO2 used esp. to treat schizophrenia and to control the involuntary tics and vocalizations of Tourette's syndrome see HALDOL

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n.
a butyrophenone antipsychotic drug used to relieve anxiety and tension in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. It is administered by mouth or injection; muscular incoordination and restlessness are common side-effects. Trade names: Haldol, Serenace.

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hal·o·peri·dol (hal″o-perґĭ-dol) [USP] an antipsychotic agent of the butyrophenone group, which also has antiemetic, hypotensive, and hypothermic actions; used especially in the management of psychoses and for the control of the vocal utterances and tics of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; administered orally and intramuscularly.

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