Which dose of haloperidol?
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Which dose of haloperidol?
Although haloperidol (HAL)has been available as an antipsychotic for over 30 years, controversy still surrounds the appropriate dose in the treatment of psychosis and in particular, schizo phrenia. In practice, high dose HAL (greater than 20 mg/day) continues to be prescribed, despite good reason for not doing so: the incidence of extrapyramidal side-effects (EPSE) is known to be dose-related; ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.20.6.359