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thioridazine
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thioridazine /thi·o·rid·a·zine/ (-rid´ah-zēn) a tranquilizer with antipsychotic and sedative effects, used as the base or hydrochloride salt.
thi·o·rid·a·zine (th-rd-zn)
n.
A white or yellow powder, a derivative of phenothiazine, that is used orally as a tranquilizer to treat various psychotic conditions.

thioridazine [thi″o-rid´ah-zēn]
a phenothiazine used orally in the form of the base or the hydrochloride salt as an antipsychotic agent and sedative.

thioridazine
a phenothiazine tranquilizer used in the treatment of stereotypic and aggressive behavior in dogs.

thioridazine
Mellaril® Pharmacology A chlorpromazine-like antipsychotic, metabolized to the therapeutically active mesoridazine


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FDA cited the firm for its promotion of several prescription drugs via the Internet, including Melleril (thioridazine) and Catapres (clonidine), noting that regulations prohibited distribution of the drugs without a prescription.
I have received ECT treatment and long courses of Melleril.
State pathologist Dr John Harbison said he believed O'Donnell died from a fatal intoxication of Melleril, a tranquilliser.
 
 
 
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