Chlorpromazine
- Generic Name
- Chlorpromazine
- Brand Names
- -
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C17H19ClN2S
- CAS Number
- 50-53-3
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- U42B7VYA4P
- Background
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.
- Indication
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...
- Associated Conditions
- Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP), Apprehension, Defiant Disorder, Oppositional, Intractable hiccups, Mania, Nausea and vomiting, Restlessness, Schizophrenia, Tetanus, Severe behavioural problems, Short term Hyperactivity
- Associated Therapies
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