chlorpromazine

noun

chlor·prom·a·zine | \ klȯr-ˈprä-mə-ˌzēn

Definition of chlorpromazine

: a phenothiazine C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S used chiefly as a tranquilizer especially in the form of its hydrochloride to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia)

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Recent Examples on the Web One of those drugs, the antipsychotic chlorpromazine, had been shown in laboratory experiments to prevent the coronavirus from multiplying. — New York Times, "How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead," 30 Jan. 2021 One of those drugs, the antipsychotic chlorpromazine, had been shown in laboratory experiments to prevent the coronavirus from multiplying. — Carl Zimmer, BostonGlobe.com, "How the search for COVID-19 treatments faltered while vaccines sped ahead," 30 Jan. 2021 In the early 1950s, psychiatrists began treating schizophrenia with a new drug called chlorpromazine. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus," 30 Apr. 2020 Research suggests that chlorpromazine is the most likely to cause seizures among typical antipsychotics while clozapine is most likely among atypicals. — Kimberly Truong, SELF, "11 Side Effects of Antipsychotics You Should Know About," 7 Dec. 2018 First-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine, the NIMH says. — Korin Miller, SELF, "5 Bipolar Disorder Treatments You Should Know About," 30 Nov. 2018 By 1960, doctors had the first drug that could effectively blunt psychosis — chlorpromazine, brand name Thorazine — giving tens of thousands of residents a chance to live independently. — Benedict Carey, New York Times, "Trump Wants More Asylums — and Some Psychiatrists Agree," 5 Mar. 2018 Those doctors offered an acid reducer for his stomach and more chlorpromazine. — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, "Why Couldn’t This Man Stop Hiccupping?," 20 July 2017 Looking back, the purely unexpected discovery of lithium, chlorpromazine (the first antipsychotic drug) and several antidepressants around the 1950s promised rapid therapeutic progress. — Dr. Claes Wahlestedt, miamiherald, "In treating mental illness, drugs are critical. Yet few are in the pipeline.," 6 June 2017

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chlorpromazine

noun

chlor·prom·a·zine | \ klōr-ˈpräm-ə-ˌzēn, klȯr-

Medical Definition of chlorpromazine

: a phenothiazine derivative that has antipsychotic, sedative, and antiemetic properties and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S·HCl especially to manage the symptoms of psychotic disorders (as schizophrenia) — see largactil, thorazine

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