Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for chlorpromazine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
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Examples
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Between 1952 and 1954 Smith Kline and French, under license from Rhone-Poulenc, began extensive laboratory and clinical evaluations before marketing CPZ under the name Thorazine.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Between 1952 and 1954 Smith Kline and French, under license from Rhone-Poulenc, began extensive laboratory and clinical evaluations before marketing CPZ under the name Thorazine.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Hey look, it’s Captain Thorazine and his side kick, Boy Haldol!
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Conventional, or typical, antipsychotic drugs like chlorpromazine, known by the brand name Thorazine, have been used to treat conditions such as schizophrenia since the 1950s.
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Although nobody was sure how it worked, by the 1950s chlorpromazine (usually known by the brand name Thorazine) was the drug of choice for controlling schizophrenia.
1968 Haldeman, Joe & Fields, Trinity 1984
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Mr. Ferrante gave the patient a shot of one of the most effective and widely used medication to treat hiccups - an antipsychotic called Thorazine.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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There are a variety of drugs used to stop hiccups, so Ferrante gave the patient the one most commonly used in his hospital - an antipsychotic called Thorazine.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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Mr. Ferrante gave the patient a shot of one of the most effective and widely used medication to treat hiccups - an antipsychotic called Thorazine.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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Mr. Ferrante gave the patient a shot of one of the most effective and widely used medication to treat hiccups - an antipsychotic called Thorazine.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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Zyprexa, marketed as an "atypical" antipsychotic drug, has been promoted as having less dangerous adverse effects than "typical" antipsychotic drugs such as Thorazine and Haldol.
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