The prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class, chlorpromazine's antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking dopamine receptors. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, including as an antiemetic and in the treatment of intractable hiccup.
For the treatment of schizophrenia; to control nausea and vomiting; for relief of restlessness and apprehension before surgery; for acute intermittent porphyria; as an adjunct in the treatment of tetanus; to control the manifestations of the manic type of manic-depressive illness; for relief of intractable hiccups; for the treatment of severe behavioral prob...
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Targid, KU Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Farmovs Parexel, Bloemfontein, Kampuslaan Suid, South Africa
Hospital Governador Celso Ramos, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Research Site, Shanghai, China
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