ATC Group: N05AD01 Haloperidol

The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Position of N05AD01 in the ATC hierarchy

Level Code Title
1 N Nervous system
2 N05 Psycholeptics
3 N05A Antipsychotics
4 N05AD Butyrophenone derivatives
5 N05AD01 Haloperidol

Defined daily dose

The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.

Route Amount
ORAL - Oral 8 mg
PAREN - Parenteral 8 mg
PAREN - Parenteral (depot) 3.3 mg

Active ingredients in N05AD01

Active Ingredient Description
Haloperidol

Haloperidol is an antipsychotic belonging to the butyrophenones group. It is a potent central dopamine type 2 receptor antagonist, and at recommended doses, has low alpha-1 antiadrenergic activity and no antihistaminergic or anticholinergic activity.

Related product monographs

Title Information Source Document Type  
HALDOL DECANOATE Solution for injection FDA, National Drug Code (US) MPI, US: SPL/Old
HALOXEN Tablet Υπουργείο Υγείας (CY) MPI, EU: SmPC
SERENACE Tablet Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) MPI, EU: SmPC

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