Source: FDA, National Drug Code (US) Revision Year: 2020
Haloperidol decanoate is the decanoate ester of the butyrophenone, HALDOL (haloperidol). It has a markedly extended duration of effect. It is available in sesame oil in sterile form for intramuscular (IM) injection. The structural formula of haloperidol decanoate, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)1[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]-4 piperidinyl decanoate, is:
Haloperidol decanoate is almost insoluble in water (0.01 mg/mL), but is soluble in most organic solvents.
Each mL of HALDOL decanoate 50 for IM injection contains 50 mg haloperidol (present as haloperidol decanoate 70.52 mg) in a sesame oil vehicle, with 1.2% (w/v) benzyl alcohol as a preservative.
Each mL of HALDOL decanoate 100 for IM injection contains 100 mg haloperidol (present as haloperidol decanoate 141.04 mg) in a sesame oil vehicle, with 1.2% (w/v) benzyl alcohol as a preservative.
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HALDOL (haloperidol) decanoate 50 for IM injection, 50 mg haloperidol as 70.52 mg per mL haloperidol decanoate: NDC 50458-253-03 3 × 1 mL ampules. HALDOL (haloperidol) decanoate 100 for IM injection, 100 mg haloperidol as 141.04 mg per mL haloperidol decanoate: NDC 50458-254-14, 5 × 1 mL ampules. Product of Belgium Manufactured by: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium Or GlaxoSmithKline Manufacturing S.p.A., Parma, Italy Manufactured for: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, NJ 08560 |
| Drug | Countries | |
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| HALDOL DECANOATE | Austria, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom, United States |
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