fluphenazine
noun
flu·phen·azine
flü-ˈfe-nə-ˌzēn 
: a tranquilizer C22H26F3N3OS used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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Over several days, a psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia, inventoried his delusional complaints and started him on fluphenazine, an oral dose to be taken daily, augmented by monthly injections.
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C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
Some common first-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine; second-generation drugs include olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, lurasidone, cariprazine, and paliperidone.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
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C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
Some common first-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine; second-generation drugs include olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, lurasidone, cariprazine, and paliperidone.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
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fluphenazine
noun
flu·phen·azine
flü-ˈfen-ə-ˌzēn
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