Brand Name:Thorazine
Generic Name: Chlorpromazine
Primary Use: Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Severe Behavioural Problems, Nausea, Hiccups
Dosage Forms:
As per doctor’s advice.
Effectiveness:
Generic Name: Chlorpromazine
Primary Use: Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Severe Behavioural Problems, Nausea, Hiccups
Dosage Forms:
- Oral tablets of 10mg, 25mg, 50mg and 100 and 250mg
- SpansuleRT sustained release capsule of 30mg, 75mg, 150mg
- Ampuls of 25mg/mL
- Multi-dose vials of 25mg/mL
- Syrup of 10mg/5mL
- Oral solution of 20g/mL
- Suppositories of 25mg, 100mg
- Dizziness
- Insomnia
- Weight gain
- Constipation
- Blurred vision
- Impotence
- Drowsiness
- Anxiety
- Breast swelling or discharge
- Stuffy nose
- Swelling of hands and feet
- Dry mouth
- Menstrual cycle changes
- Eye symptoms: blurred and disturbed vision, eye pain/swelling, seeing halos around lights
- Cardiovascular symptoms: irregular and pounding heart beats, fluttering in chest, passing out/light-headedness, shortness of breath.
- Severe headache, confusion, slurred speech, weakness of arms/legs, loss of coordination, very stiff muscles, high fever, tremors.
As per doctor’s advice.
Effectiveness:
- Thorazine is efficacious for short-term use in combating primary positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
- It is also found to be effective for short-term use in acute psychosis controls aggressive behaviour.
- Thorazine is effective in other disorders such as intractable hiccups, bipolar I (acute manic type), intraoperative nausea and vomiting control.
