1035681-83-4 Purity
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Specification
The molecular formula of haloperidol is C21H23ClFNO2.
The molecular weight of haloperidol is 375.9 g/mol.
Haloperidol has a role as a serotonergic antagonist, a first generation antipsychotic, a dopaminergic antagonist, an antidyskinesia agent, and an antiemetic.
Haloperidol primarily antagonizes the dopamine receptor, mainly D2.
Haloperidol is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, Tourette syndrome, and other severe behavioral states.
First-generation antipsychotics like haloperidol are highly effective for managing symptoms such as hallucinations, aggression, disorganized speech, and psychomotor agitation.
Movement disorders induced by dopamine blockade that can be caused by haloperidol include drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonia, and tardive dyskinesia.
Haloperidol typically demonstrates the least amount of side effects within its class, but has a stronger disposition for causing extrapyramidal symptoms.
In vivo pharmacogenetic studies suggest that the metabolism of haloperidol may be modulated by genetically determined polymorphic CYP2D6 activity.
Second- and third-generation antipsychotics such as risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, clozapine, and lurasidone have largely replaced first-generation antipsychotics like haloperidol.