Drug Summary

  Drug name:  prochlorperazine
  Chemical name:  prochlorperazine dimaleate salt
  Formula:  C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S
  Weight:   373.943
  CAS no:  58-38-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00433
  Description:  A phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of nausea; vomiting; and vertigo. It is more likely than chlorpromazine to cause extrapyramidal disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p612)
  Indication:  For the symptomatic management of psychotic disorders, short term management of nonpsychotic anxiety in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, and for the control of severe nausea and vomiting of various causes.