Chlorpromazine is used in the treatment of both acute and chronic psychoses, including schizophrenia and the manic phase of bipolar disorder, as well as amphetamine -induced psychosis. Controversially, some psychiatric patients may be given Chlorpromazine by force, even if they do not suffer any of the typical conditions the drug is prescribed for.

2023年7月24日 · Chlorpromazine is a phenothiazine (FEEN-oh-THYE-a-zeen) that is used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or manic-depression in adults. Chlorpromazine is also used in adults to treat nausea and vomiting, anxiety before surgery, chronic hiccups, acute intermittent porphyria, and symptoms of tetanus.

2024年11月1日 · Overview: Chlorpromazine is used to treat a variety of conditions, including mental health conditions (such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) and nausea and vomiting. It belongs to a group of...

2023年5月16日 · This activity illustrates the use of chlorpromazine in relieving nausea and vomiting. It outlines the indications, actions, adverse effects, contraindications, and other key elements of chlorpromazine therapy in the clinical settings used by healthcare professionals in managing patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and related psychosis.

2023年4月27日 · Thorazine (chlorpromazine) is a phenothiazine anti-psychotic medication used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or manic-depression, and severe behavioral problems in children. Thorazine is also used to treat nausea and vomiting, anxiety before surgery, chronic hiccups, acute intermittent porphyria, and symptoms of tetanus.

Chlorpromazine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia (a mental illness that causes disturbed or unusual thinking, loss of interest in life, and strong or inappropriate emotions) and other psychotic disorders (conditions that cause difficulty telling the difference between things or ideas that are real and things or ideas that are not ...

2023年4月27日 · Chlorpromazine is a prescription medication used to treat the symptoms of Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders, Nausea and Vomiting, Preoperative Apprehension, Intraoperative Sedation, Intractable Hiccups, and Acute Intermittent Porphyria. Chlorpromazine is available under the following different brand names: Thorazine. Adult and Pediatric dosage.

2025年1月7日 · Cpz is a neuroleptic that acts by blocking the postsynaptic dopamine receptor in the mesolimbic dopaminergic system and inhibits the release of hypothalamic and hypophyseal hormones. It has antiemetic, serotonin-blocking, and weak antihistaminic properties and slight ganglion-blocking activity.

Chlorpromazine is used for the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting; for relief of restlessness and apprehension before surgery; for acute intermittent porphyria; as an adjunct in the treatment of tetanus; for the symptomatic management of the manic phase of bipolar disorder; and for relief of intractable hiccups.

2023年7月24日 · Patients have experienced little therapeutic gain with doses over 1000 mg/day given for extended periods. Patients usually become quiet and cooperative within 24 and 48 hours. The dosage should be increased gradually until symptom improvement occurs; this dose should be continued for 2 weeks, and then gradually reduced to the lowest effective dose.