Haloperidolum

Haloperidol (IUPAC: 4-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl]-1-(4-fluorophenyl)butan-1-one) · Haloperidol, Haldol, Haloperidolum; Remedia also lists the synonym spelling "Haldoperidol"

Modern MM

A modern drug remedy whose only documented sphere of action is its pharmacological/toxicological one: the dopamine-blockade picture of the basal ganglia — drug-induced movement disorders (dystonia, parkinsonism, akathisia, tardive dyskinesia) and antipsychotic-class adverse effects. There is no recorded homeopathic proving; any clinical use rests on the principle of similars applied to this iatrogenic profile.

Key symptoms

No keynotes can be given, because Haloperidolum has not been the subject of a formal homeopathic proving and does not appear in the classical materia medicas (Allen, Clarke, Boericke). The substance's verifiable signature is purely toxicological: a movement-disorder picture from dopamine-D2 blockade — acute dystonic spasms, drug-induced parkinsonian rigidity and tremor, akathisia (inner and motor restlessness, inability to keep still), and tardive dyskinesia (involuntary repetitive orofacial/tongue and limb movements); plus neuroleptic-class effects such as sedation, dry mouth, hyperprolactinemia and, rarely, neuroleptic malignant syndrome. These are pharmacological facts, not proven homeopathic symptoms.

Worse (aggravation)

No proving-derived modalities exist. None can be stated on a verifiable basis.

Better (amelioration)

No proving-derived modalities exist. None can be stated on a verifiable basis.

Manohar V Nagaiah

Materia Medica of Modern Homeopathic Medicine · 2026

Haloperidol, Haldol, Haloperidolum; Remedia also lists the synonym spelling "Haldoperidol"

Source & Nature

HALOPERIDOLUM is the potentized form of haloperidol, a synthetic butyrophenone-class first-generation antipsychotic drug (molecular formula C21H23ClFNO2; CAS 52-86-8; PubChem CID 3559). It was first synthesized in 1958 by Paul Janssen at Janssen Pharmaceutica and approved by the US FDA in 1967 under the brand name Haldol.

In conventional medicine haloperidol is used for schizophrenia, acute psychosis, bipolar mania, delirium, Tourette syndrome and intractable hiccups. As a homeopathic remedy it is the drug substance itself, prepared in potency.

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