Drug Interaction:
Antipsychotic agents group - Include- Chlorpromazine, Promazine, Thioflupromazine,Mesoridazine, Thioridazine ,Acetophenazine Perphenazine,Prochlorperazine, Fluphenazine, Trifluoperazine, Chlorprothixene, Thiothixene Haloperidol,Pimozide,Molindone,Loxapine,Clozapine ,Olanzapine,Quetiapine , Ziprasidone, Paliperidone, Risperidone, Aripiprazole Refer Chlorpromazine
Potentiation of other CNS depressants including alcohol,sedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates, opoids,antihistamines,and general anaesthetics
Additive anticholinergic effects with antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants and drugs used in parkinsonism.
Indication:
Severe nausea, and vomiting in adults.
Antipsychotic agents group - Include- Chlorpromazine, Promazine, Thioflupromazine,Mesoridazine, Thioridazine ,Acetophenazine Perphenazine,Prochlorperazine, Fluphenazine, Trifluoperazine, Chlorprothixene, Thiothixene Haloperidol,Pimozide,Molindone,Loxapine,Clozapine ,Olanzapine,Quetiapine , Ziprasidone, Paliperidone, Risperidone, Aripiprazole
Refer Chlorpromazine
Antiemetics/ Antivertigo agents- include Phenothiazines- Chlorpromazine Nausea /Vomiting Triflupromazine Nausea /Vomiting Perphenazine Nausea /Vomiting Promethazine Nausea /Vomiting Motion Sickness Prochlorperazine Nausea /Vomiting Others- Metoclopramide Nausea /Vomiting Anticholinergics- Antihistamines- Cyclizine Nausea /Vomiting Motion Sickness Meclizine Nausea /Vomiting Motion Sickness Vertigo Buclizine Motion Sickness Diphenhydramine Nausea /Vomiting Motion Sickness Vertigo Dimenhydrinate Nausea /Vomiting Motion Sickness Verigo Others- Trimethobenzamide Nausea /Vomiting Scopolamine Motion sickness Miscellaneous- Diphenidol Nausea /Vomiting Vertigo Benzquinamide Nausea /Vomiting Phosphated carbh } Nausea /Vomiting hydrated solution } Hydroxyine Nausea /Vomiting Corticosteroids Nausea /Vomiting Cannabinoids Nausea /Vomiting
Refer Chlorpromazine
Adverse Reaction:
Very rare except in combinations with other CNS depressants. Bone marrow suppression. Aplastic anaemia.
Cholestatic jaundice, Cardiac arrhythmias,leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, Dry mouth, Blurring of vision,glaucoma Urinary retension,constipation,
Hypotension,orthostatic hypotension, Galactorrhoea, gynaecomastia, amoenorrea and impotence.
Contra-Indications:
CNS depression and Camatose patients. Bone marrow depression hypersens.
Special precautions:
Extrapyrimidal syndrome.Hypotension. Epilepsy.Impaired hepatic function. Pregnancy,lactation.
Children below 2 years Glaucoma.
Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:
Indications:
Severe nausea, and vomiting in adults.
Dosage:
oral- 8 to 16mg daily in divided doses, occassionaly 24mg may be necessary. IM- adults- 5mg repeated every 6 hours as necessary.
Do not exceed 15mg in abulatory and 30mg in hospitalised patients.
Children more than 12 years- the lowest adult dose 5mg. Pediatric doses not established.
Pharmacology/ Pharmacokinetics:
Refer Chlopromazine
Interaction with Food:
Reports not available
Pregnancy and lactation:
Pregnancy: Although studies have not been done in pregnant women,some side effects such as jaundice, and muscle tremors and other movement disorders have been reported.
Lactation: The drug is known to pass into the breast and cause drowsiness and unsual muscle movement in the nursing baby.