| Category of Drug | Chlorpromazine is Antipsychotics drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Chlorpromazine is used for 1. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders 2. Mania 3. Psychomotor agitation and violent behaviour 3. Adjunct in severe anxiety 4. Psychosis 5. Hiccups |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. SYRUP 3. INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Impaired consciousness due to CNS depression 2. Bone-marrow depression 3. Pheochromocytoma 4. Epilepsy 5. Narrow-angle glaucoma 6. Parkinson’s disease 7. Depressed level of consciousness |
| Precautions | 1. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders 2. Respiratory disease 3. Parkinsonism 4. Epilepsy 5. Acute infections 6. Pregnancy 7. Renal and hepatic impairment |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Extrapyramidal symptoms and on prolonged administration 2. Irreversible tardive dyskinesias 3. Hypothermia 4. Drowsiness 5. Apathy 6. Pallor 7. Nightmares 8. Dizziness, |
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