fluphenazine
noun
flu·phen·azine
flü-ˈfe-nə-ˌzēn 
: a tranquilizer C22H26F3N3OS used especially in the form of its hydrochloride
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Some common first-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine; second-generation drugs include olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone, lurasidone, cariprazine, and paliperidone.
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Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
Over several days, a psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia, inventoried his delusional complaints and started him on fluphenazine, an oral dose to be taken daily, augmented by monthly injections.
—C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
First-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine, the NIMH says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Nov. 2018
Also last year, Lannett raised the price of fluphenazine, an anti-psychotic drug, to $870 for 100 10-milligram capsules, from $43.50, its price since 2012.
—Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2017
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Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
Over several days, a psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia, inventoried his delusional complaints and started him on fluphenazine, an oral dose to be taken daily, augmented by monthly injections.
—C.j. Chivers, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
First-generation antipsychotics include chlorpromazine, haloperidol, perphenazine, and fluphenazine, the NIMH says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Nov. 2018
Also last year, Lannett raised the price of fluphenazine, an anti-psychotic drug, to $870 for 100 10-milligram capsules, from $43.50, its price since 2012.
—Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2017
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fluphenazine
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flu·phen·azine
flü-ˈfen-ə-ˌzēn
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