Noun: chlorpromazine klor'pró-mu,zeen or klor'prow-mu,zeen
- A drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
"The psychiatrist prescribed chlorpromazine to help manage the patient's schizophrenia symptoms";
- Thorazine
Derived forms: chlorpromazines
Type of: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer [US], major tranquilliser [Brit], major tranquillizer [Brit, Cdn], neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug, phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine
Encyclopedia: Chlorpromazine