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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan 4:2017:bcr2016218239.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218239.

Is haloperidol the wonder drug for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?

Faisal Inayat  1 , Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk  2 , Waqas Ullah  3 , Qulsoom Hussain  4
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Case Reports

Is haloperidol the wonder drug for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?

Faisal Inayat et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a rare clinical syndrome characterised by nausea, cyclic vomiting and severe abdominal pain in association with chronic cannabis use. It is often under-recognised or misdiagnosed, resulting in the unnecessary workup and frequent hospitalisations. Long-term treatment of CHS is abstinence from cannabis, but acute symptomatic management has been a struggle for many clinicians. The present report highlights the use of haloperidol as an agent that successfully and safely treats the unrelenting symptoms of CHS.

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