"Chlorpromazine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class chlorpromazine's antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking DOPAMINE RECEPTORS. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, including as an antiemetic and in the treatment of intractable hiccup.
| Descriptor ID |
D002746
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.369.198 D03.633.300.741.198
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chlorpromazine" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of switching antipsychotics on antiparkinsonian medication use in schizophrenia: population-based study. Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Aug; 187:137-42.
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[The dynamics of outcome predictors in the early phase of schizophrenic psychoses--an empirical study]. Psychiatr Prax. 1991 Nov; 18(6):196-201.