1. Noun. A typical antipsychotic drug of the thioxanthene class. ¹
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Medical Definition of Clopenthixol
1. A thioxanthene with therapeutic actions similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics. It is an antagonist at d1 and d2 dopamine receptors.
Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, dopamine antagonists.
Chemical name: 1-Piperazineethanol, 4-(3-(2-chloro-9H-thioxanthen-9-ylidene)propyl)-
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