Thioridazine

Introduction: Thioridazine

Description of Thioridazine

Thioridazine: 10-[2-(1-Methyl-2-piperidinyl)ethyl]-2-(methylthio)-10H-phenothiazine, an antipsychotic.
Source: Diseases Database

Thioridazine: phenothiazine compound having antipsychotic and sedative effects, used in treatment of schizophrenia and acute psychotic episodes, for relief of anxiety, agitiation and depression in mood disorders, and for treatment of disruptive behavior disorders in children.
Source: CRISP

Thioridazine: A phenothiazine antipsychotic used in the management of psychoses, including schizophrenia, and in the control of severely disturbed or agitated behavior. It has little antiemetic activity. Thioridazine has a higher incidence of antimuscarinic effects, but a lower incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms, than CHLORPROMAZINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p618).
Source: MeSH 2007

Thioridazine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Thioridazine:

• Phenothiazine
• Antipsychotic

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Thioridazine include:

• Thiothixene
• Thorazine

Terms associated with Thioridazine:

Broader terms for Thioridazine

• Phenothiazines

Source - MeSH 2007

• antipsychotic agent
• phenothiazine
• sedative /hypnotic

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Thioridazine

The following list attempts to classify Thioridazine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Sulfur Compounds
    • Phenothiazines
      • Thioridazine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
    • Phenothiazines
      • Thioridazine

External links related to: Thioridazine

• Thioridazine for dementia (Cochrane Review)
• Thioridazine for schizophrenia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Neuroleptic Agents : Article by Kathryn Challoner, MD, MPH, FACEP
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• Schizophrenia - atypical antipsychotics (No. 43)
• Thioridazine Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Thioridazine - RxList Monographs
• Mellaril Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Thioridazine HCl - RxList Monographs

Source: Diseases Database

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