Probable haloperidol decanoate-induced fever in an African American with benign ethnic neutropenia: A case report

• Main Authors: Lara Youniss, BS, BA (Author), Michele Thomas, PharmD, BCPP (Author), Erica A. K. Davis, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We present a case in which a patient developed fever and leukocytosis subsequent to each monthly haloperidol decanoate injection, an adverse reaction that does not meet the diagnostic criteria of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) or any previously reported adverse reaction for this medication. A...