Pharmacologic Substance
promazine
[ proh-muh-zeen ]
Effect:
Decreased Dopamine Activity; Decreased Norepinephrine Activity; Hypothalamic Endocrine Activity Alteration
May Treat:
Nausea;
Psychotic Disorders;
Schizophrenia;
Vomiting
Definitions related to promazine:
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A phenothiazine with actions similar to CHLORPROMAZINE but with less antipsychotic activity. It is primarily used in short-term treatment of disturbed behavior and as an antiemetic.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Phenothiazine derivative used as an antipsychotic, an antiemetic, and as a analgesic/anesthetic potentiating agent.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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