News Flash: Old Mother Hubbard Reports the Cupboard is Bare... Time for the FDA to Let Droperidol Out of the (Black) Box

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Ned Isakoff.. .Elaine Benes.. .droperidol. What do they all have in common? Those with cross-training in pop culture and medicine will immediately note that all 3 have been blacklisted. The first 2 were individuals banned from delighting in Hop Sing's famed Chinese food in a memorable Seinfeld episode.1 Seven years to the month after this episode, droperidol was blacklisted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the form of a black box warning in response to an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias (via QTc interval prolongation).