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Chlorpromazine (CPZ), marketed under the brand names Thorazine and Largactil among others, is an antipsychotic medication. [6] It is primarily used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia . [ 6 ]
A related concept to D2 potency is the concept of "chlorpromazine equivalence", which provides a measure of the relative effectiveness of antipsychotics. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The measure specifies the amount (mass) in milligrams of a given drug that must be administered in order to achieve desired effects equivalent to those of 100 milligrams of ...
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Estrogen dosages for menopausal hormone therapy; Route/form Estrogen Low Standard High Oral: Estradiol: 0.5–1 mg/day: 1–2 mg/day: 2–4 mg/day Estradiol valerate: 0.5–1 mg/day: 1–2 mg/day
Promazine (brand name Sparine among others), [2] is used as a short-term add-on treatment for psychomotor agitation. [3] [4] Its approved uses in people is limited, but is used as a tranquilizer in veterinary medicine. [3]
An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]
Chlorpromazine, derived from promethazine originally as a sedative, was found to have neuroleptic properties in the early 1950s, and was the first typical antipsychotic. Imipramine , originally investigated as an antipsychotic, was discovered in the early 1950s, and was the first tricyclic antidepressant .
Perphenazine is used to treat psychosis (e.g. in people with schizophrenia and the manic phases of bipolar disorder and OCD). Perphenazine effectively treats the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations and delusions, but its effectiveness in treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, such as flattened affect and poverty of speech, is unclear.