Haloperidol is associated with more side effects than modern neuroleptics, so it is seldom used in the UK now, although it was the first drug to successfully treat TS. Pimozide is widely used in Europe for the treatment of tics and studies show this drug is an effective treatment. It causes less side effects than Haloperiodol but it has been associated with problems in heart rhythms and therefore patients should have a heart tracing (ECG) before use, shortly after starting treatment and at intervals thereafter.
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