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

Some common first-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine; second-generation drugs include olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, lurasidone, cariprazine, and paliperidone. —Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

fluor- + phenazine

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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.