Phenothiazine
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
In pharmacology, phenothiazines are "compounds containing dibenzo-1,4-thiazine. Some of them are neuroactive."[1] Examples include:
- Acepromazine
- Azure Stains
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
- Fluphenazine (Prolixin) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
- Mesoridazine
- Methotrimeprazine
- Methylene Blue
- Moricizine
- Nonachlazine
- Perazine
- Perphenazine (Trilafon) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
- Prochlorperazine is a "phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of nausea; vomiting; and vertigo. It is more likely than chlorpromazine to cause extrapyramidal disorders."[2] It is also used to treat headaches.[3]
- Promazine
- Promethazine is a "phenothiazine derivative with histamine H1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals."[4] It is also used to treat headaches.[3]
- Thiethylperazine
- Thioridazine (Mellaril) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
- Tolonium Chloride
- Trifluoperazine
- Triflupromazine
- Trimeprazine
References
- ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Phenothiazine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Prochlorperazine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Callan JE, Kostic MA, Bachrach EA, Rieg TS (October 2008). Prochlorperazine vs. promethazine for headache treatment in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial. J Emerg Med 35 (3): 247–53. DOI:10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.047. PMID 18534808.
- ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Promethazine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
