Aripiprazole-Haloperidol
From Psychiatrienet
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- Day 1-21: Continue drug at usual dose
- Day 22: Stop drug
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- Day 1-4: approx. 25% of target dose
- Day 5-8: approx. 50% of target dose
- Day 9-12: approx. 75% of target dose
- Day 13: target dose
- Day 28: Reevaluate dose, if necessary adjust dose
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- During this switch you could monitor ECG, especially in patients prone to QT-conduction problems.
- There is a possibility of QT interval prolongation.[1]
- ↑ Stöllberger C, Huber JO, Finsterer J, Antipsychotic drugs and QT prolongation. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Sep;20(5):243-51.