fluphenazine

noun

flu·​phen·​azine flü-ˈfe-nə-ˌzēn 

: a tranquilizer C₂₂H₂₆F₃N₃OS used especially in the form of its hydrochloride

Examples of fluphenazine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over several days, a psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia, inventoried his delusional complaints and started him on fluphenazine, an oral dose to be taken daily, augmented by monthly injections. — C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023

First-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine, the NIMH says. — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

fluor- + phenazine

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fluphenazine

• acetylene
• adamantine
• adenosine
• amphetamine
• anthropocene
• apoprotein
• aquamarine
• arsphenamine
• azobenzene
• buprenorphine
• catecholamine
• chlorobenzene

Medical Definition

fluphenazine

noun

flu·​phen·​azine flü-ˈfen-ə-ˌzēn 

: a phenothiazine tranquilizer administered orally especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₂H₂₆F₃N₃OS·2HCl as an antipsychotic agent (as in the treatment of schizophrenia)

Note: Fluphenazine is marketed under the trademarks Permitil and Prolixin.