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)

Examples of chlorpromazine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The drug is chlorpromazine, which has also been used to treat psychotic disorders. — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022 Or the life-saving psychiatric medication chlorpromazine, now known as Thorazine, created in 1951. — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Anti-nausea drugs like chlorpromazine, metoclopramide, or prochlorperazine can help treat nausea and vomiting symptoms. — Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 17 Nov. 2021 The drug chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic medication, was found in her system. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 21 Oct. 2021 The drug chlorpromazine, an anti-psychotic medication, was found in her system. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 15 Sep. 2021 One of those drugs, the antipsychotic chlorpromazine, had been shown in laboratory experiments to prevent the coronavirus from multiplying. — New York Times, 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, 30 Jan. 2021 In the early 1950s, psychiatrists began treating schizophrenia with a new drug called chlorpromazine. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020 See More

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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