On the 11th of February 1958 Haloperidol was first synthesized in Belgium. Is made up from pethidine. It is a psychotic drug and it belongs to the group butyrophenone. Haloperidol, marketed below the alternate name Haldol amongst others, is a standard antipsychotic medication. Haloperidol is used in the treatment of schizophrenia, tics in Tourette syndrome, mania in bipolar disorder, nausea and vomiting, delirium, agitation, acute psychosis, and hallucinations in alcohol withdrawal. It might also be used by mouth, as an injection into a muscle, or intravenously. Haloperidol normally works within thirty to sixty minutes. A long-acting formulation may additionally be used as an injection every 4 week in people with schizophrenia or associated
