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thioxanthene
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thioxanthene /thio·xan·thene/ (-zan´thēn)
1. a three-ring compound structurally related to phenothiazine.
2. any of a class of structurally related antipsychotic agents, e.g., thiothixene.

thi·o·xan·thene (th-znthn)
n.
A class of tricyclic compounds resembling phenothiazine and having antipsychotic and antiemetic properties.

thioxanthene [thi″o-zan´thēn]
1. a three-ring compound structurally related to phenothiazine.
2. any of a class of structurally related antipsychotic agents, including chlorprothixene and thiothixene.

thioxanthene
a class of structurally related neuroleptic drugs, including chlorprothixene and thiothixene.


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It can occur after a single dose of any neuroleptic drug (eg, phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, or the newer atypical antipsychotics).
Thioxanthenes are physiologically and structurally similar to the phenothiazines.
 
 
 
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