Phenothiazines - Systemic
Description and Brand Names *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information
Category
- Analgesic Methotrimeprazine
- Anesthetic adjunct Chlorpromazine; Methotrimeprazine,
intravenous
- Antidyskinetic, Huntington's chorea Chlorpromazine; Thioridazine
- Antiemetic Chlorpromazine; Methotrimeprazine; Perphenazine; Prochlorperazine; Trifluoperazine; Triflupromazine
- Antineuralgia adjunct Fluphenazine
- Antipsychotic Chlorpromazine; Fluphenazine; Mesoridazine; Methotrimeprazine; Perphenazine; Pipotiazine; Prochlorperazine; Promazine; Thioproperazine; Thioridazine; Trifluoperazine; Triflupromazine
- Antipsychotic adjunct Pericyazine
- Sedative Chlorpromazine; Methotrimeprazine; Thioridazine
Description Drug
Phenothiazines - FEE-noe-THYE-a-zeens
are
using to treat serious mental and emotional disorders, including schizophrenia
and other psychotic disorders. Some are using also to control agitation in
certain diseaseds, severe nausea and vomiting, severe hiccups and moderate
to severe pain in some hospitalized diseaseds. Chlorpromazine is using also
in the treat of certain types of porphyria and with other medication in
the treat of tetanus. Phenothiazines may also be using for other conditions
as determined by your family doctor.
Phenothiazines may cause unwanted, unattractive and uncontrolled face
or body movements that may not go away when you stop taking the drug.
They may also cause other serious unwanted effects. You and your family doctor must
talk about the good this drug will do as well as the chance of using it.
Always your family doctor must look for early signs of these effects at regular
appointments. Your family doctor may be able to stop or decrease some unwanted effects,
if they do occur, by changing your dose or by making other changes in your
treat.
Phenothiazines are available only with your family doctor's prescription in the
following dosage forms:
Oral
-
Chlorpromazine
-
Extended-release capsules - USA
-
Oral concentrate - USA and Canada
-
Syrup - USA and Canada
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Fluphenazine
-
Elixir - USA and Canada
-
Oral solution - USA
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Mesoridazine
-
Oral solution - USA
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Methotrimeprazine
-
Oral solution - Canada
-
Tablets - Canada
-
Pericyazine
-
Capsules - Canada
-
Oral solution - Canada
-
Perphenazine
-
Oral solution - USA and Canada
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Prochlorperazine
-
Extended-release capsules - USA
-
Oral solution - USA and Canada
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Thioproperazine
-
Thioridazine
-
Oral solution - USA and Canada
-
Oral suspension - USA and Canada
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
-
Trifluoperazine
-
Syrup - USA and Canada
-
Tablets - USA and Canada
Parenteral
-
Chlorpromazine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Fluphenazine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Mesoridazine
-
Methotrimeprazine
-
Perphenazine
-
Pipotiazine
-
Prochlorperazine
-
Injection - USA and Canada
-
Promazine
-
Trifluoperazine
-
Triflupromazine
Rectal
-
Chlorpromazine
-
Suppositories - USA and Canada
-
Prochlorperazine
-
Suppositories - USA and Canada
Brand Names
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
- Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Intensol
- Compazine 8
- Compazine Spansule 8
- Mellaril 11
- Mellaril Concentrate 11
- Mellaril-S 11
- Permitil
- Permitil Concentrate
- Prolixin
- Prolixin Concentrate
- Prolixin Decanoate
- Prolixin Enanthate
- Serentil
- Serentil Concentrate
- Stelazine 12
- Stelazine Concentrate 12
- Thorazine
- Thorazine Spansule
- Trilafon 6
- Trilafon Concentrate 6
- Vesprin 13
In Canada
- Apo-Fluphenazine
- Apo-Perphenazine 6
- Apo-Thioridazine 11
- Apo-Trifluoperazine 12
- Chlorpromanyl-20
- Chlorpromanyl-40
- Largactil
- Largactil Liquid
- Largactil Oral Drops
- Majeptil 10
- Mellaril 11
- Modecate
- Modecate Concentrate
- Moditen Enanthate
- Moditen HCl
- Neuleptil 5
- Novo-Chlorpromazine
- Novo-Trifluzine 12
- Novo-Ridazine 11
- Nozinan 4
- Nozinan Liquid 4
- Nozinan Oral Drops 4
- Nu-Prochlor 8
- Piportil L 4 7
- PMS Fluphenazine
- PMS Perphenazine 6
- PMS Prochlorperazine 8
- PMS Thioridazine 11
- PMS Trifluoperazine 12
- Serentil
- Stelazine 12
- Stemetil 8
- Stemetil Liquid 8
Note:
For quick reference, the following phenothiazines are numbered
to match the corresponding brand names.
This information applies to the following medication:
1.
Chlorpromazine - klor-PROE-ma-zeen
2.
Fluphenazine - floo-FEN-a-zeen
3.
Mesoridazine - mez-oh-RID-a-zeen
4.
Methotrimeprazine - meth-oh-trye-MEP-ra-zeen*
5.
Pericyazine - pair-ee-SYE-a-zeen*
6.
Perphenazine - per-FEN-a-zeen
7.
Pipotiazine - pip-oh-TYE-a-zeen*
8.
Prochlorperazine - proe-klor-PAIR-a-zeen
9.
Promazine - PROE-ma-zeen*
10.
Thioproperazine - thye-oh-proe-PAIR-a-zeen*
11.
Thioridazine - thye-oh-RID-a-zeen
12.
Trifluoperazine - trye-floo-oh-PAIR-a-zeen
13.
Triflupromazine - trye-floo-PROE-ma-zeen†
Note:
This information does not
apply to Ethopropazine,Promethazine, Propiomazine and Trimeprazine.
* Not commercially available in the USA
† Not commercially available in Canada
Generic name product may be available
in the USA
Generic name product may be available
in Canada
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