Drug Summary

  Drug name:  chlorpromazine
  Chemical name:  chlorpromazine hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S
  Weight:   318.864
  CAS no:  50-53-3
  DrugBank link:  DB00477
  Description:  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. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of schizophrenia, control nausea and vomiting, For relief of restlessness and apprehension before surgery, adjunct in the treatment of tetanus, control the manifestations of the manic type of manic-depressive illness.