Who should NOT take Haloperidol LA-Sandoz?
Haloperidol should not be used in comatose states and in the presence of sedation due to alcohol or other sedating drugs. It should not be used by people with severe depressive states, previous spastic diseases, lesions of the basal ganglia, and in Parkinson’s syndrome, except in the case of involuntary movements due to levodopa treatment. It should not be used in people known to be sensitive to the drug, nor in senile patients with pre-existing Parkinson-like symptoms. Children: Safety and effectiveness in young children have not been established; therefore, haloperidol should not be used in this age group. Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Haloperidol has shown no significant increase in birth defects in large population studies. There have been isolated case reports of birth defects following haloperidol use in combination with other drugs. It should, therefore, not be taken by women of childbearing potential or nursing mothers unless, in the opinion of the doctor, the expected benefits
