Kividol Injection
Kivi Labs Ltd

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In-stock 1 ml in 1 vial
8.26

NOTICE: unsafe with : Alcohol

USED FOR:
Schizophrenia

COMPOSITION:
Haloperidol (NA)

Therapeutic Uses:
neuro cns

Related Warnings
CAUTION
Alcohol
CAUTION

Taking haloperidol together with alcohol may increase side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, and difficulty concentrating.

WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS

Kividol Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy.Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Please consult your doctor.

CAUTION
Lactation
CAUTION

Kividol Injection is probably unsafe to use during lactation. Limited human data suggest that the drug could represent a significant risk to the baby.If Kividol Injection is used, monitor the baby for excessive sleepiness.

Driving

Kividol Injection may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive.

SAFE
Kidney
SAFE

Kividol Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Kividol Injection is recommended.However, patients with severe kidney disease may need to be started at a lower dose as it may cause excessive sleepiness in these patients.

CAUTION
Liver
CAUTION

Kividol Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Kividol Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Haloperidol   NA

Uses of Kividol Injection
Kividol Injection is used in the treatment of schizophrenia.

How to use Kividol Injection
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Kividol Injection works
Kividol Injection is a typical antipsychotic. It works by blocking the action of dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain that affects thoughts and mood.

Side Effects:

Common Sleepiness, Orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering of blood pressure on standing), Dryness in mouth, Abnormality of voluntary movements, Weight gain, Parkinsonism, Akathisia, Dystonia, Constipation.

Expert advice for Kividol Injection

Do not start or continue haloperidol, if you are allergic to haloperidol or any other ingrediants in the formulation.
Do not take haloperidol, if you have irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) or unusually slow heart beat.
Do not use haloperidol, if you have Parkinson’s disease; low white blood cells levels.
Avoid using haloperidol, if you have liver or kidney disease, fits, depression, problems with your thyroid gland, a non-cancerous tumour of the adrenal gland (phaeochromocytoma; causing episodic or persistent rise in blood pressure).
Do not drive or opeate heavy machinery as haloperidol can make you sleepy and impair your alertness.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Kividol a controlled drug or narcotic or addictive?
No,Kividol is not a controlled drug, narcotic or addictive

Q. Is Kividol a benzo or a neuroleptic or MAOI?
No,Kividol is not a benzo or MAOI or a neuroleptic. It is an antipsychotic. It works by blocking the action of dopamine receptors in brain, which decreases the excessive dopamine activity in the brain

Q. Is Kividol used for nausea?
No,Kividol is not used for nausea

Q. Is haloperidol like alprazolam (Xanax)?
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic, which is used to treat mental illnesses that affect an individuals' thinking, feeling or behaviour. These illnesses include to treat schizophrenia, psychoses, mania, behavioural problems and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (chronic multiple motor and vocal ticsinvoluntary responses) in adults and children. It is also used for persistent hiccups in adults. Alprazolam (Xanax) belongs to benzodiazepine group of dugs, and is used in the treatment of insomnia and anxiety

Q. Is Kividol a sedative/ make you sleepy?
Yes,Kividol can cause sedation

Q. Can you take haloperidol with lorazepam?
Haloperidol interacts with lorazepam to cause increased sedation and impaired attention. Please consult your doctor before taking haloperidol with diazepam

Q. Does Kividol cause weight gain or does Kividol cause tardive dyskinesia?
Yes, in some people Kividol may cause weight gain and tardive dyskinesia

Q. Does Kividol cause respiratory depression/ hallucination?
Kividol may cause dyspnea as well as other bahavioral abnormalities in patients. It is not known to cause respiratory depression/ hallucination.

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