Friday 16 February 2018

Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: net effect of haloperidol for nausea or vomiting


Journal of Palliative Medicine; 2018 21(1) p. 37-43
Digges, Madeline; Hussein, Akram; Wilcock, Andrew; Crawford, Gregory B; Boland, Jason W; Agar, Meera R; Sinnarajah, Aynharan; Currow, David C; Johnson, Miriam J

The objective of this study war to explore the immediate and short-term net clinical effects of haloperidol when treating nausea and/or vomiting in palliative care patients.  The authors conclude that haloperidol as an antiemetic provided rapid net clinical benefit with low-grade, short-term harms.