Chlorpromazine

Chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S  Molecular mass: 318.864 g/mol  PubChem compound: 2726

Therapeutic indications

Chlorpromazine is indicated for:

Schizophrenia, mania, hypomania

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Schizophrenia and other psychoses (especially paranoid) mania and hypomania.

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Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour. Chlorpromazine is used as an adjunct in the short-term treatment of these conditions.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Intractable hiccup

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Singultus

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Nausea, vomiting

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs have failed or are not available).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Schizophrenia, autism

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Childhood schizophrenia and autism.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Schizophrenia, mania, hypomania

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

Schizophrenia and other psychoses (especially paranoid) mania and hypomania.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

Anxiety, psychomotor agitation, excitement, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour. Chlorpromazine is used as an adjunct in the short-term treatment of these conditions.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Nausea, vomiting

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs have failed or are not available).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Nausea, vomiting

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

Nausea and vomiting of terminal illness (where other drugs have failed or are not available).

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Intractable hiccup

Population group: only elderly (65 years old or older)

Singultus

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Chlorpromazine is contraindicated in the following cases:

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism

Lactation

Lactation

Cardiac failure

Cardiac failure

Phaeochromocytoma

Phaeochromocytoma

Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis

Hypersensitivity to chlorpromazine

Chlorpromazine allergy

Angle-closure glaucoma

Angle-closure glaucoma

Urinary retention

Retention of urine

Amantadine, apomorphine, bromocriptine, cabergoline, entacapone, lisuride, pergolide, piribedil, pramipexole, quinagolide

at least one of
Amantadine
Apomorphine
Bromocriptine
Cabergoline
Entacapone
Lisuride
Pergolide
Piribedil
Pramipexole
Quinagolide
Ropinirole

Citalopram, escitalopram

at least one of
Citalopram
Escitalopram

Bone marrow depression

Bone marrow depression

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