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NEUROLEPTIC AGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("neuroleptic agent" 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 "neuroleptic agent"):
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)
