Definition of Prochlorperazine

1. Noun. Antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting.


Definition of Prochlorperazine

1. Noun. A potent antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prochlorperazine

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Literary usage of Prochlorperazine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) Dosage is administered by subcutaneous injection twice daily as follows: Following the last injection, administer prochlorperazine and ..."

2. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Three-Day Bowel Preparation Dav 1 100 mL Fleet Phospho-Soda by mouth at bedtime Day 2 Clear liquid dict Day 3 Clear liquid diet 10 mg prochlorperazine by ..."

3. The Lasting Salute: Civil & Military Funerals 1921-1969 by B. C. Mossman, M. W. Stark (1995)
"Metoclopramide is helpful when neuroleptics such as prochlorperazine, chlorpromazine, or haloperidol fail to control nausea and vomiting. ..."

4. Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer Pain (1993)
"Antiemetic therapy with prochlorperazine (Compazine), metoclopramide hydro- chloride (Reglan), lorazepam (Ativan), or haloperidol (Haldol) is often ..."

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