There appears to be a dose-dependent risk for seizures with chlorpromazine treatment.[19]Tardive dyskinesia (involuntary, repetitive body movements) and akathisia (a feeling of inner restlessness and inability to stay still) are less commonly seen with chlorpromazine than they are with high potency...
A phenothiazine drug, C17H19ClN2S, usually given in its hydrochloride form and used chiefly to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, nausea and vomiting, and intractable hiccups. [chlor(o)-+pro(pyl)+m(ethyl)+azine.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth ...
For the treatment of schizophrenia, your doctor will likely prescribe you a low dose, that can be gradually increased until the most effective dose is reached. Your prescription may start at 25-75mg doses, to be taken twice per day, increasing to around 200mg per day. A daily dose will...
Intractable Hiccups—Oral:25 to 50 mgt.i.d.or q.i.d. If symptoms persist for 2 to 3 days, give 25 to 50 mg (1 to 2 mL) I.M. Should symptoms persist, use slow I.V. infusion with patient flat in bed: 25 to 50 mg (1 to 2 mL) in 500 to 1,000 mL ofsaline. Follow bl...
Chlorpromazineis approved by FDA for use in humans for the management of psychotic disorders (i.e., control of mania, treatment of schizophrenia); control of nausea and vomiting; relief of apprehension before surgery; acute intermittent porphyria; adjunctive treatment of tetanus; intractable hiccups;...
half the usual adult dose have been recommended for elderly or debilitated patients; doses should be increased more gradually. intramuscular doses in the elderly may need to be reduced to up to one-quarter of the usual dose. 1046 doses of 10 to 25 mg every 4 to 6 hours orally are ...
You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take chlorpromazine injection with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor. What are some things I need to know or do while I take Chlorpromazine...
Persistent singultus can be treated by giving 25 to 50 mg of chlorpromazine orally every 6 to 8 hours. If hiccups persist after 2 to 3 days of oral treatment, chlorpromazine is given as an intramuscular or intravenous dose. To control preoperative apprehension, the dose for chlorpromazine can ...
reactive protein (CRP), were also normal. A diagnosis of post-acute COVID-19 associated hiccups was made. The patient responded well to treatment with chlorpromazine 25 mg 8 hourly. The hiccups disappeared completely after the fourth dose of chlorpromazine....
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