Treatment of intractable hiccups with intramuscular haloperidol

T. J. Ives; M. F. Fleming; C. W. Weart; D. Bloch

doi:10.1176/ajp.142.11.1368

Treatment of intractable hiccups with intramuscular haloperidol

T. J. Ives, M. F. Fleming, C. W. Weart, D. Bloch

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Two patients with intractable hiccups were treated with intramuscular haloperidol; remission occurred within 1 hour. With its rapid action and low incidence of adverse effects, intramuscular haloperidol should be considered a therapeutic alternative in the treatment of intractable hiccups.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1368-1369
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	142
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.11.1368
State	Published - 1985

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