Fluphenazine LA-Haloperidol

Fluphenazine
long acting
Type Antipsychotic
Group Phenothiazines
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Medscape Fluphenazine
PubChem 3372
PubMed Fluphenazine
Kompas (Dutch) Fluphenazine
Wikipedia Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Type Antipsychotic
Group Butyrophenones
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ATC-code N05AD01
Medscape Haloperidol
PubChem 3559
PubMed Haloperidol
Drugs.com haloperidol
Kompas (Dutch) Haloperidol
Wikipedia Haloperidol

Switch medication from Fluphenazine_LA to Haloperidol.

Nietinrijdenbord.png Stop Fluphenazine_LA
  • Day 1: Last depot injection
Eenrichtingbord.png Start Haloperidol
  • Week 1-3: approx. 25% of target dose
  • Week 4-6: approx. 50% of target dose
  • Week 7-9: approx. 75% of target dose
  • Week 10: target 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.[5]
    StopDepotStartOral.jpg
Nietinrijdenbord.png — Fluphenazine_LA
Eenrichtingbord.png — Haloperidol


  1. ↑ WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology ATC=N05AD01
  2. ↑ 2.02.12.2 KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2015; Monografie "haloperidol" (Dutch)
  3. ↑ 3.03.1 The Lundbeck Institute; Psychotropics; Terminal Plasma Half-lives
  4. ↑ 4.04.1 Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas; Inleidende Tekst Antipsychotica (dutch)
  5. ↑ Stöllberger C, Huber JO, Finsterer J, Antipsychotic drugs and QT prolongation. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Sep;20(5):243-51.
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