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Older Generation Antipsychotics

Antipsychotics are used in pharmacotherapy and polypharmacy to address aggression, symptoms of psychosis, including hallucinations (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory and gustatory), disturbed thought processes, and delusions. These symptoms are primarily associated with schizophrenic disorders and mood disorders. Antipsychotics of the older generation are associated with a greater incident of movement disorders and sedation but in some cases prove to be more efficacious than the novel varieties.

Chlorazine/Compazine (prochlorperazine maelate)

Haldol (haloperidol)

Loxitane (loxapine succinate)

Mellaril (thioridazine)

Moban (molindone)

Navane/Taractin/Thiothixene HCL (flu-, chlor-, thi-othixene)

Nozinan/Prolixin (fluphenazine*)

Orap (pimozide)

Prolixin/Nozinan (fluphenazine*)

Prozine/Sparamine (promazine HCL)

Serentil (mesoridazine)

Sulparex/Valirem* (sulpiride)

Sparamine/Prozine (promazine HCL)

Stelazine (trifluoperazine)

Taractan/Thiothixene HCL/Navane (chlor-, flu-, thi-othixene)

Thorazine (chlorpromazine)

Tindal (acetophenazine)

Trilafon (perphenazine)

Valirem/Sulparex* (sulpiride)

Vesprin (triflupromazine)

*has both antipsychotic and antidepressant action

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