A naturalistic study of intramuscular haloperidol versus intramuscular olanzapine for the management of acute agitation

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-322

  MacDonald, Kai ^a   Wilson, Michael ^b   Minassian, Arpi ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^b   Becker, Olga ^a   Tallian, Kimberly ^c   Cobb, Patrice ^a   Perez, Rachel ^a   Galangue, Barbara ^a   Feifel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agitation; chart review; haloperidol; olanzapine; substance use

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE;

ACUTE AGITATION; ADULT; AGITATED DEPRESSION; AGITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84861027344     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318253a2fe     Document Type: Review

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