1. Noun. (medicine) A particular thioxanthene antipsychotic ¹
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Medical Definition of Chlorprothixene
1. A thioxanthine with effects similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics.
Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, dopamine antagonists.
Chemical name: 1-Propanamine, 3-(2-chloro-9H-thioxanthen-9-ylidene)-N,N-dimethyl-, (Z)-
(12 Dec 1998)
