Haloperidol Advanz Pharma Drug Interactions

Tell the doctor or pharmacist if the patient is taking or has recently or might take any other medicines.
Do not use Haloperidol injection if the patient is taking certain medicines for: Problems with heart beat (such as amiodarone, dofetilide, disopyramide, dronedarone, ibutilide, quinidine and sotalol).
Depression (such as citalopram and escitalopram).
Psychoses (such as fluphenazine, levomepromazine, perphenazine, pimozide, prochlorperazine, promazine, sertindole, thiorizadine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine and ziprasidone).
Bacterial infections (such as azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and telithromycin).
Fungal infections (such as pentamidine).
Malaria (such as halofantrine).
Nausea and vomiting (such as dolasetron).
Cancer (such as toremifene and vandetanib).
Also tell the doctor if the patient is taking bepridil (for chest pain or to lower blood pressure) or methadone (a pain killer or to treat drug addiction).
These medicines may make heart problems more likely, so talk to the doctor if the patient is taking any of these and do not use Haloperidol Injection (see Contraindications).
Special monitoring may be needed if the patient is using lithium and Haloperidol injection at the same time.
Tell the doctor straight away and stop taking both medicines if the patient gets: Unexplainable fever or uncontrollable movements.
Confused, disoriented, a headache, balance problems and feel sleepy.
These are signs of a serious condition.
Certain medicines may affect the way that Haloperidol injection works or may make heart problems more likely.
Tell the doctor if the patient is taking: Alprazolam or buspirone (for anxiety).
Duloxetine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, nefazodone, paroxetine, sertraline, St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) or venlafaxine (for depression).
Bupropion (for depression or to help stop smoking).
Carbamazepine, phenobarbital or phenytoin (for epilepsy).
Rifampicin (for bacterial infections).
Itraconazole, posaconazole or voriconazole (for fungal infections).
Ketoconazole tablets (to treat Cushing's syndrome).
Indinavir, ritonavir or saquinavir (for human immunodeficiency virus or HIV).
Chlorpromazine or promethazine (for nausea and vomiting).
Verapamil (for blood pressure or heart problems).
Also tell the doctor if the patient is taking any other medicines to lower blood pressure, such as water tablets (diuretics). The doctor may have to change the dose of Haloperidol Injection if the patient is taking any of these medicines.
Haloperidol injection can affect the way the following types of medicine work.
Tell the doctor if these medicines are taken for: Calming the patient down or helping the patient to sleep (tranquillisers).
Pain (strong pain killers).
Depression ('tricyclic antidepressants').
Lowering blood pressure (such as guanethidine and methyldopa).
Severe allergic reactions (adrenaline).
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or narcolepsy (known as 'stimulants').
Parkinson's disease (such as levodopa).
Thinning the blood (phenindione).
Talk to the doctor or nurse before being given Haloperidol Injection if any of these medicines are being taken.
Haloperidol Injection with alcohol: Drinking alcohol while using Haloperidol Injection might cause the patient to feel sleepy and less alert. Be careful of the amount of alcohol intake. Talk to the doctor about drinking alcohol while using Haloperidol Injection, and let the doctor know how much the patient drinks.