Acute ketamine intoxication treated by haloperidol: a preliminary study.
In an open, double-blind study of phencyclidine intoxication, 21 white male subjects were later found to have instead ingested ketamine. These subjects were divided into two cohorts, one treated with 5 mg intramuscular haloperidol and the second with an active placebo. Assessment with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale revealed significant reduction in symptoms with haloperidol.
Giannini
A J
AJ
Chemical Abuse Centers, Inc., Austintown, OH, USA.
Underwood
N A
NA
Condon
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000506:poisoning*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D007649:Ketamine; D006220:Haloperidol