Question

Drug card needed for

Anti-Psychotics Nonphenothiazines- haloperidol (Haldol)

Answer 1

1. Action: Haldol is an antipsychotic medicine. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in your brain.
2. Indications: dementia, schizophrenia, tourette syndrome
3. Contraindications: Parkinson's disease; orcertain conditions that affect your central nervous system (such as severe drowsiness, or slowed thinking caused by taking other medicines or drinking alcohol), pregnancy and lactation,alcogol
4. Side effects: allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue,or throat.High doses or long-term use of haloperidol can cause a serious movement disorder that may not be reversible.Uncontrollable muscle movements of your lips, tongue, eyes, face, arms, or legs.Stiffness in your neck, tightness in your throat, trouble breathing or swallowing;Sudden weakness or ill feeling, fever, chills, sore throat, swollen gums, painful mouth sores, pain when swallowing, skin sores, cold or flu symptoms, cough, easy bruising or bleeding, stabbing chest pain, feeling short of breath, cough with yellow or green mucus;
5. Dosage form: injection, oral tablet and oral concentrate
6. Patientteaching: Inform your physician if pregnant, having liver disease, kidney disease, thyroid disorder.Never take more than your prescribed dose.Keep using the medication as directed and tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve.

   Do not stop using Haldol suddenly, or you could have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Ask your doctor how to safely stop using this medicine.

7. Overdosage-Difficulty with breathing ,severedizziness (severedrowsiness severemuscle trembling, jerking, stiffness, or uncontrolled movements severeunusual tiredness or weakness .Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
8. Nursing intervention: Advice patient to take rest after medicine administration. Provide correct dose, check patient information correctly before administration

Ref:

1. Drugs.com, haloperidol.