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antipsychotic drug
antipsychotic drugn. Any of a group of drugs, such as the phenothiazines or butyrophenones, that are used to treat psychosis. Also called major tranquilizer.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  antipsychotic drug - tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desiredantipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drugchlorpromazine, Thorazine - a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizerclozapine, Clozaril - an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effectsdiphenylbutyl piperidine - a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophreniafluphenazine - tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disordersHaldol, haloperidol - tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndromeloxapine, Loxitane - a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophreniaMoban, molindone - antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophreniaprochlorperazine - antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomitingMellaril, thioridazine - a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersNavane, thiothixene - a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophreniaantianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer - a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarityEskalith, Lithane, lithium carbonate, Lithonate - a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder |
antipsychotic drug
antipsychotic drugn. Any of a group of drugs, such as the phenothiazines or butyrophenones, that are used to treat psychosis. Also called major tranquilizer.antipsychotic adjective Referring to an antipsychotic drug.
noun Any drug that attenuates psychotic episodes.
Agents
Phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, butyrophenones, dibenzoxazepines, dibenzodiazepines, diphenylbutylpiperidines.
Main types of antipsychotics
Typical and atypical, which differ in their side/adverse effects.
Indications
Management of schizophrenic, paranoid, schizo-affective and other psychotic disorders; acute delirium, dementia, manic episodes (during induction of lithium therapy), control of movement disorders (in Huntington’s disease), Tourette syndrome, ballismus, intractable hiccups, severe nausea and vomiting (by blocking the medulla’s chemoreceptor trigger zone).
Adverse effects
Extrapyramidal effects (dystonia, akathisia, parkinsonism), tardive dyskinesia due to blocking of basal ganglia; sedation and autonomic side effects (orthostatic hypotension, blurred vision, dry mouth, nasal congestion and constipation) are due to blocking of histaminic, cholinergic and adrenergic receptors.antipsychotic drug
Related to antipsychotic drug: schizophrenia, antidepressant drugSynonyms for antipsychotic drugnoun tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desiredSynonyms- antipsychotic
- antipsychotic agent
- major tranquilizer
- major tranquilliser
- major tranquillizer
- neuroleptic
- neuroleptic agent
- neuroleptic drug
Related Words- chlorpromazine
- Thorazine
- clozapine
- Clozaril
- diphenylbutyl piperidine
- fluphenazine
- Haldol
- haloperidol
- loxapine
- Loxitane
- Moban
- molindone
- prochlorperazine
- Mellaril
- thioridazine
- Navane
- thiothixene
- antianxiety agent
- ataractic
- ataractic agent
- ataractic drug
- tranquilizer
- tranquilliser
- tranquillizer
- Eskalith
- Lithane
- lithium carbonate
- Lithonate
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