chlorpromazine
n. chemical substance which is used as a sedative and to prevent vomiting | ||||
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chlorpromazine
Noun
1. a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
(synonym) Thorazine
(hypernym) major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic
(classification) trade name, brand name, brand, marque
Noun
1. a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
(synonym) Thorazine
(hypernym) major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic
(classification) trade name, brand name, brand, marque
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chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
n : a drug (trade name thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer [syn: thorazine]
chlorpromazine
n : a drug (trade name thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer [syn: thorazine]
Chlorpromazine Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Chlorpromazine
Its principal use is in the treatment of schizophrenia, though it has also been used to treat hiccups and nausea. Its use today has been largely supplanted by the newer atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine and quetiapine.
Chlorpromazine works on a variety of receptors in the central nervous system; these include anticholinergic, antidopaminergic and antihistamine effects as well as some antagonism of adrenergic receptors. Chlorpromazine, along with many of the older antipsychotics which have minimal effect on the serotonergic pathways, is considered a typical antipsychotic.
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