: a tranquilizer C22H26F3N3OS used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFirst-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine, the NIMH says. Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Nov. 2018 Also last year, Lannett raised the price of fluphenazine, an anti-psychotic drug, to $870 for 100 10-milligram capsules, from $43.50, its price since 2012. Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2017
Word History
Etymology
fluor- + phenazine
First Known Use
1959, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
fluphenazine
noun
flu·phen·azine flü-ˈfen-ə-ˌzēn
: a phenothiazine tranquilizer administered orally especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C22H26F3N3OS·2HCl as an antipsychotic agent (as in the treatment of schizophrenia)
Note: Fluphenazine is marketed under the trademarks Permitil and Prolixin.