Treatment of intractable hiccups with intramuscular haloperidol
- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 142 (11) , 1368-1369
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.11.1368
Abstract
Two patients with intractable hiccups were treated with intramuscular haloperidol; remission occurred within 1 hour. With its rapid action and low incidence of adverse effects, intramuscular haloperidol should be considered a therapeutic alternative in the treatment of intractable hiccups.Keywords
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