A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Phenothiazine antipsychotics are dopamine-2 (D2) receptor antagonists therefore decrease the effect of dopamine in the brain. Phenothiazines are classed as typical antipscyhotics and are used to treat schizophrenia or psychosis.
See also
Medical conditions associated with phenothiazine antipsychotics:
- Agitated State
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Hiccups
- Light Sedation
- Mania
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Opiate Withdrawal
- Porphyria
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
- Tetanus
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