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==Alternative names==
==Alternative names==

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Description

"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." Source: MeSH


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Alternative names

  • Thorazine
  • Largactil
  • Contemn
  • Chloropromazine

Usage Notes

References

> 138 Xenbase articles contain a reference to chlorpromazine according to textpresso