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NEUROLEPTIC DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neuroleptic drug mean? 

NEUROLEPTIC DRUG (noun)
  The noun NEUROLEPTIC DRUG has 1 sense:

1. tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desiredplay

  Familiarity information: NEUROLEPTIC DRUG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEUROLEPTIC DRUG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug

Hypernyms ("neuroleptic drug" is a kind of...):

antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neuroleptic drug"):

chlorpromazine; Thorazine (a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer)

clozapine; Clozaril (an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects)

diphenylbutyl piperidine (a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia)

fluphenazine (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders)

Haldol; haloperidol (tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome)

loxapine; Loxitane (a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia)

Moban; molindone (antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia)

prochlorperazine (antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting)

Mellaril; thioridazine (a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders)

Navane; thiothixene (a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia)

Eskalith; Lithane; lithium carbonate; Lithonate (a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder)


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