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Phenothiazines (Systemic)

Description

Phenothiazines (FEE-noe-THYE-a-zeens) are used to treat serious mental and emotional disorders, including schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Some are used also to control agitation in certain patients, severe nausea and vomiting, severe hiccups, and moderate to severe pain in some hospitalized patients. Chlorpromazine is used also in the treatment of certain types of porphyria, and with other medicines in the treatment of tetanus. Phenothiazines may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Phenothiazines may cause unwanted, unattractive, and uncontrolled face or body movements that may not go away when you stop taking the medicine. They may also cause other serious unwanted effects. You and your doctor should talk about the good this medicine will do as well as the risks of using it. Also, your doctor should look for early signs of these effects at regular visits. Your 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 treatment.

Phenothiazines are available only with your doctor's prescription in the following dosage forms:

Oral

Chlorpromazine
- Extended-release capsules (U.S.)
- Oral concentrate (U.S. and Canada)
- Syrup (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Fluphenazine
- Elixir (U.S. and Canada)
- Oral solution (U.S.)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Mesoridazine
- Oral solution (U.S.)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Methotrimeprazine
- Oral solution (Canada)
- Tablets (Canada)
Pericyazine
- Capsules (Canada)
- Oral solution (Canada)
Perphenazine
- Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Prochlorperazine
- Extended-release capsules (U.S.)
- Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Thioproperazine
- Tablets (Canada)
Thioridazine
- Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
- Oral suspension (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Trifluoperazine
- Syrup (U.S. and Canada)
- Tablets (U.S. and Canada)

Parenteral

Chlorpromazine
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Fluphenazine
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Mesoridazine
- Injection (U.S.)
Methotrimeprazine
- Injection (Canada)
Perphenazine
- Injection (U.S.)
Pipotiazine
- Injection (Canada)
Prochlorperazine
- Injection (U.S. and Canada)
Promazine
- Injection (Canada)
Trifluoperazine
- Injection (U.S.)
Triflupromazine
- Injection (U.S.)

Rectal

Chlorpromazine
- Suppositories (U.S. and Canada)
Prochlorperazine
- Suppositories (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Intensol ¹
Compazine ⁸
Compazine Spansule ⁸
Mellaril ¹¹
Mellaril Concentrate ¹¹
Mellaril-S ¹¹
Permitil ²
Permitil Concentrate ²
Prolixin ²
Prolixin Concentrate ²
Prolixin Decanoate ²
Prolixin Enanthate ²
Serentil ³
Serentil Concentrate ³
Stelazine ¹²
Stelazine Concentrate ¹²
Thorazine ¹
Thorazine Spansule ¹
Trilafon ⁶
Trilafon Concentrate ⁶
Vesprin ¹³

In Canada -

Apo-Fluphenazine ²
Apo-Perphenazine ⁶
Apo-Thioridazine ¹¹
Apo-Trifluoperazine ¹²
Chlorpromanyl-20 ¹
Chlorpromanyl-40 ¹
Largactil ¹
Largactil Liquid ¹
Largactil Oral Drops ¹
Majeptil ¹⁰
Mellaril ¹¹
Modecate ²
Modecate Concentrate ²
Moditen Enanthate ²
Moditen HCl ²
Neuleptil ⁵
Novo-Chlorpromazine ¹
Novo-Trifluzine ¹²
Novo-Ridazine ¹¹
Nozinan ⁴
Nozinan Liquid ⁴
Nozinan Oral Drops ⁴
Nu-Prochlor ⁸
Piportil L ₄ ⁷
PMS Fluphenazine ²
PMS Perphenazine ⁶
PMS Prochlorperazine ⁸
PMS Thioridazine ¹¹
PMS Trifluoperazine ¹²
Serentil ³
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 medicines:
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 U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.
§ Generic name product may be available in Canada

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Phenothiazines (Systemic)

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Description

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