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chlorpromazine |
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chlorpromazine (klōrpräm`əzēn'), one of a group of tranquilizing drugs called phenothiazines phenothiazine (fē'nəthī`əzĭn), any one of a class of drugs used to control mental disorders. ..... Click the link for more information. that are useful in halting psychotic episodes. Chlorpromazine, sold under the trade name Thorazine, is often used to reduce the severe anxiety anxiety, anticipatory tension or vague dread persisting in the absence of a specific threat. In contrast to fear, which is a realistic reaction to actual danger, anxiety is generally related to an unconscious threat. ..... Click the link for more information. and agitation and the overactivity of some forms of schizophrenia schizophrenia (skĭt'səfrē`nēə) ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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