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Definition of Haldol
1. Noun. Tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
Generic synonyms: Antipsychotic, Antipsychotic Agent, Antipsychotic Drug, Major Tranquilizer, Major Tranquilliser, Major Tranquillizer, Neuroleptic, Neuroleptic Agent, Neuroleptic Drug
Language type: Trade Name
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haldol
Literary usage of Haldol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nursing Homes: Proposal to Enhance Oversight of Poorly Performing Homes Has by William J. Scanlon (1999)
"The resident was then given haldol twice daily. He became lethargic and unresponsive
as a result of the haldol. The home did not attempt other interventions ..."
2. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"It took a week to see the psychiatrist and get put back on haldol. They said "you'll
just have to wait till he gets around to you. ..."
3. Thin to Fat to Thin by Shay Villere (2004)
"My two main drugs were haldol and Lithium. Many of you have probably heard of
Lithium and haldol. In general they were both prescribed to balance out my ..."
4. The Ultimate Psychopolitics, Mass Mind Control and the Global Control System by Ceres (1993)
"The urologist's response to this was to issue his own haldol prescription.
Sensing that something was amiss, the woman refused to have the prescription ..."
5. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"With a structured outpatient setting, we have been able to manage these cocaine
psychoses with the use of haloperidol (haldol), 2 mg every 4 hours. ..."
6. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... the most commonly used thioxanthenes are chlorprothixene (Taractan) and
thiothixene (Navane); and the most widely used butyrophenone is haldol. ..."
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