chlorpromazine
Noun: A synthetic drug belonging to the phenothiazine class of antipsychotics. It is primarily used in medicine to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, to manage severe nausea and vomiting, and to produce sedation. It works by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
Chlorpromazine is used as a medication. It is typically prescribed by a doctor and administered in controlled doses, often in a hospital setting for acute management or for long-term treatment of certain conditions. - It is used to treat symptoms of psychosis. - It is used as an anti-emetic to prevent vomiting. - It is used for sedation in agitated states.
- The psychiatrist prescribed chlorpromazine to help manage the patient's hallucinations.
- Before modern alternatives, chlorpromazine was a cornerstone treatment for schizophrenia.
- Chlorpromazine can be administered by injection for rapid calming effects.
- "Chlorpromazine challenge": A historical test sometimes used in psychiatry to help diagnose certain conditions based on a patient's physiological response to the drug.
- "Chlorpromazine equivalent": A concept in pharmacology for comparing the potency of different antipsychotic drugs to a standard dose of chlorpromazine.
- Thorazine: The most common trade name for chlorpromazine.
- Phenothiazine: The chemical class of drugs to which chlorpromazine belongs.
- Antipsychotic: The category of drugs used to manage psychosis; chlorpromazine is a typical (first-generation) antipsychotic.
- Neuroleptic: Another term for antipsychotic drugs, often used synonymously with drugs like chlorpromazine.
- Major tranquilizer (an older term)
- Antipsychotic agent
- Neuroleptic drug
Note: As a specific drug name, chlorpromazine does not have idiomatic uses in everyday language. Its usage is strictly medical.
- a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer