General description
Chlorpromazine is a typical antipsychotic medicine used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
INN
Chlorpromazine
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
Changed in 2023
(TRS
1049)
for
Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
Removed in 2023
(TRS
1049)
for
Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
Therapeutic equivalent for
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Medicines for psychotic disorders
- Oral > Liquid: 25 mg per 5 mL (hydrochloride)
- Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride); 10 mg (hydrochloride); 25 mg (hydrochloride); 50 mg (hydrochloride)
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 25 mg per mL in 2 mL ampoule (hydrochloride)