DkUG S1UD

DkUG NAML MLCnANISM CI

AC1ICN
INDICA1ICN CCN1kAINDICA1ICN ADVLkSL DkUG
LIILC1S
NUkSING
IN1LkVLN1ICNS

Cenerlc
Paloperldol

8rand
Paldol

uosage lrequency
10mg 8lu

urug ClasslflcaLlon
CnS drugs


CompleLely blocks
dopamlne recepLors Lo
cause sedaLlon and
also
causes alpha
adrenerglc
and anLlchollnerglc
blockade lL depresses
cerebral corLex
hypoLhalamus and
llmblc sysLem whlch
conLrol acLlvlLy and
aggresslon buL also
cause slgnlflcanL
exLrapyramldal effecLs
1he mechanlsm for
anLlpsychoLlc effecLs
are
unclear


O ,anagemenL of
1oureLLe
dlsorders conLrol of
adulLs
O managemenL of
severe
behavloral problems
O managemenL of
severe
behavloral problems ln
chlldren shorLLerm
LreaLmenL of hyperacLlve
chlldren
O ongLerm
anLlpsychoLlc Lherapy


O Severe Loxlc CnS
depresslon or comaLose
sLaLes from any cause
O 9arklnson dlsease
O PypersenslLlvlLy
blood
dyscraslas coma bone
marrow depresslon alcohol
and barblLuraLe wlLhdrawal
sLaLes
O nglna epllepsy
urlnary reLenLlon narrow
angle glaucoma


CnS
Severe exLrapyramldal
reacLlons Lardlve
dysklnesla sedaLlon
selzures neurolepLlc
mallgnanL syndrome
Cardlo
1achycardla LCC
changes hypoLenslon
hyperLenslon
8radycardla
LLn1
8lurred vlslon
Cu
urlne reLenLlon
LranslenL
leukopenla and
leukocyLosls
PepaLlc
!aundlce
Skln
8ash gynecomasLla

ssess paLlenL's
menLal sLaLus (affecL
behavlor sleep
paLLern Lypes of
halluclnaLlons)
,onlLor swallowlng
of oral admlnlsLraLlon
medlcaLlon
,onlLor vlLal slgns of
paLlenL
ssess for
consLlpaLlon and
urlnary reLenLlon
dally
,onlLor lnpuL and
CuLpuL
ssess for
neurolepLlc mallgnanL
syndrome
(hyperpyrexla
muscle rlgldlLy
alLered menLal sLaLus)
ssess for reflexes
galL coordlnaLlon and
L9S lncludlng
akaLhlsla
ssess knowledge
regardlng drug
Lherapy