Difference between revisions of "Aripiprazole-Haloperidol"
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+ | * '''Day 1-21:''' {{Cont}} | ||
+ | * '''Day 22:''' {{Stop}} | ||
| start = {{StartStand}} | | start = {{StartStand}} | ||
+ | * '''Day 28:''' Reevaluate dose, if necessary adjust dose | ||
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Revision as of 08:47, 12 August 2009
{{Drugswitch | from = Aripiprazole | to = Haloperidol | stop =
- Day 1-21: Continue drug at usual dose
- Day 22: Stop drug
| start =
- 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
| view = StopAbruptly21StartGradually2.jpg | info =
- 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.