Acute transaminitis after initial days of starting haloperidol
Haloperidol is a first-generation antipsychotic butyrophenone that is lipophilic, readily absorbed, and extensively metabolized in the liver. The occurrence of elevated liver enzymes with haloperidol is reported to be 2.4% with cases generally occurring in the setting of chronic use. In this case, w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - Emerald Publishing
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Mental Illness |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/8113 |