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* Perazine
* Perazine
* [[Perphenazine]] (Trilafon) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
* [[Perphenazine]] (Trilafon) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
* [[Prochlorperazine]] is a "phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of nausea; vomiting; and [[vertigo]]. It is more likely than [[chlorpromazine]] to cause extrapyramidal disorders."<ref>{{MeSH|Prochlorperazine}}</ref>
* [[Prochlorperazine]] is a "phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of nausea; vomiting; and [[vertigo]]. It is more likely than [[chlorpromazine]] to cause extrapyramidal disorders."<ref>{{MeSH|Prochlorperazine}}</ref> It is also used to treat [[headache]]s.<ref name="pmid18534808">{{cite journal |author=Callan JE, Kostic MA, Bachrach EA, Rieg TS |title=Prochlorperazine vs. promethazine for headache treatment in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial |journal=J Emerg Med |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=247–53 |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18534808 |doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.047 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0736-4679(08)00104-2 |issn=}}</ref>
* Promazine
* Promazine
* [[Promethazine]] is a "phenothiazine derivative with histamine H1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals."<ref>{{MeSH|Promethazine}}</ref>
* [[Promethazine]] is a "phenothiazine derivative with histamine [[Biogenic amine receptor|H1]]-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals."<ref>{{MeSH|Promethazine}}</ref> It is also used to treat [[headache]]s.<ref name="pmid18534808">{{cite journal |author=Callan JE, Kostic MA, Bachrach EA, Rieg TS |title=Prochlorperazine vs. promethazine for headache treatment in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial |journal=J Emerg Med |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=247–53 |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18534808 |doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.09.047 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0736-4679(08)00104-2 |issn=}}</ref>
* Thiethylperazine
* Thiethylperazine
* [[Thioridazine]] (Mellaril) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
* [[Thioridazine]] (Mellaril) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.

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In pharmacology, phenothiazines are "compounds containing dibenzo-1,4-thiazine. Some of them are neuroactive."[1] Examples include:

  • Acepromazine
  • Azure Stains
  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
  • Mesoridazine
  • Methotrimeprazine
  • Methylene Blue
  • Moricizine
  • Nonachlazine
  • Perazine
  • Perphenazine (Trilafon) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
  • Prochlorperazine is a "phenothiazine antipsychotic used principally in the treatment of nausea; vomiting; and vertigo. It is more likely than chlorpromazine to cause extrapyramidal disorders."[2] It is also used to treat headaches.[3]
  • Promazine
  • Promethazine is a "phenothiazine derivative with histamine H1-blocking, antimuscarinic, and sedative properties. It is used as an antiallergic, in pruritus, for motion sickness and sedation, and also in animals."[4] It is also used to treat headaches.[3]
  • Thiethylperazine
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril) is a neuroleptic drug used for psychotic disorders.
  • Tolonium Chloride
  • Trifluoperazine
  • Triflupromazine
  • Trimeprazine

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