Visit: https://nursing.com/140meds to request your free copy of "140 Must Know Meds" Generic Name haloperidol Trade Name Haldol Indication Schizophrenia, mania, aggressive and agitated patient Action Alters the effect of dopamine Therapeutic Class Antipsychotic Pharmacologic Class butyrophenones Nursing Considerations • extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia • use caution in QT prolongation • may cause seizures, constipation, dry mouth, agranulosytosis • assess for hallucinations • monitor hemodynamics • monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fever, muscular rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic dysfunction) • monitor CBC with differential