Acute ketamine intoxication treated by haloperidol: a preliminary study

Am J Ther. 2000 Nov;7(6):389-91. doi: 10.1097/00045391-200007060-00008.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthetics, Dissociative / poisoning*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Haloperidol / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Ketamine / poisoning*
  • Male
  • Psychoses, Substance-Induced / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Dissociative
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Ketamine
  • Haloperidol