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ANTIPSYCHOTIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired

Synonyms:

antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antipsychotic" is a kind of...):

antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antipsychotic"):

chlorpromazine; Thorazine (a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer)

clozapine; Clozaril (an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects)

diphenylbutyl piperidine (a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia)

fluphenazine (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders)

Haldol; haloperidol (tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome)

loxapine; Loxitane (a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia)

Moban; molindone (antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia)

prochlorperazine (antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting)

Mellaril; thioridazine (a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders)

Navane; thiothixene (a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia)

Eskalith; Lithane; lithium carbonate; Lithonate (a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder)

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 Context examples: 

The hydrochloride salt form of molindone, a dihydroindolone compound with antipsychotic and anti-schizophrenic properties not structurally related to other major tranquilizers.

(Molindone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A long-acting barbituric acid derivative with antipsychotic property.

(Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the families of drugs called antipsychotics and antiemetics.

(Phenothiazine, NCI Dictionary)

The decanoate ester of haloperidol, a phenylbutylpiperadine derivative with antipsychotic, neuroleptic and antiemetic effects.

(Haloperidol Decanoate, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenothiazine derivative and a dopamine antagonist with antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.

(Perphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)

Antipsychotic Agents relieve and control the symptoms of schizophrenic illness (hallucinations, delusions, dementia).

(Antipsychotic agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called antipsychotic and neuroleptic agent.

(Antipsychotic agent, NCI Dictionary)

Most antipsychotics block the action of certain chemicals in the nervous system.

(Antipsychotic, NCI Dictionary)

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride exerts its antipsychotic effect by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in cortical and limbic areas of the brain, thereby preventing the excess of dopamine in the brain.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of any antipsychotic drug present in a sample.

(Antipsychotic Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)