Definition of chlorpromazine in English:
chlorpromazine
noun klɔːˈprəʊməzɪnklɔːˈprəʊməziːnˌklôrˈpräməzēn
mass nounMedicine A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and anti-emetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
Example sentencesExamples
- Treatment of delirium requires use of neuroleptic drugs, such as haloperidol and chlorpromazine, not sedatives.
- He conducted double-blind controlled trials on the important antipsychotic drugs chlorpromazine and haloperidol, and later on antidepressants.
- Antipsychotic drugs such as chlorpromazine and haloperidol help to reduce aggression.
- The 29 year old died from aspiration of vomit after mixing diazepam, chlorpromazine, temazepam, flunitrazepam, and clomethiazole.
- Isolated instances of such damage have been reported with such drugs as benoxaprofen, chlorpromazine, haloperidol, imipramine, and others.
Origin
1950s: from chloro- + prom(eth)azine.