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Let's get into the drug of the day today, and that is Halloperidol.

Brand name of this medication is Haldol, and it is a first-generation antipsychotic.

So from a broad perspective here, first-generation antipsychotics tend to cause a lot more

extra-paraminal and movement-type side effects

compared to newer second-generation antipsychotics.

However, we do see some evidence and some utilization,

particularly in my practice, I see Halloparadol

used as needed for hospice patients and end-of-life type situations, for nausea and vomiting,

delirium, psychosis type symptoms. So that's probably the most common situation you're going to see it.

Occasionally I have had patients with long-term schizophrenia,

who've been on it for years and years and years,

and it's been successful for them and they've tolerated it.

So I have seen some patients carry over.

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