User:Mr. Ibrahem/Trifluoperazine

Trifluoperazine, sold under the brand name Stelazine among others, is a typical antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia. It is also used, short term, for generalized anxiety disorder but is less preferred to benzodiazepines and use for nausea. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include movement disorders including tardive dyskinesia, sleepiness, blurry vision, dry mouth, and low blood pressure. Other severe side effects may include neuroleptic malignant syndrome, pancytopenia, and liver problems. It increases the risk of death in those with dementia. It is in the phenothiazine chemical class. It is believed to work by blocking the effects of dopamine.

Trifluoperazine was patented in 1955 and came into medical use in 1959. It is available as a generic medication. In the United States a month of medication at 5 mg twice per day costs about 27 USD as of 2021. This amount in the United Kingdom costs the NHS about £83.