COMPLICATIONS OF CHLORPROMAZINE THERAPY

IRVIN M. COHENAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 113, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.113.2.115

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1. Chlorpromazine has many undesirable effects, most of which are transient and of relatively minor clinical significance.

2. Complications of greater severity occur in a significant number of cases but generally resolve rapidly and without residuals.

3. Four categories of complications are distinguishable: direct or indirect action on various levels of the nervous System, allergic-type reactions, responses of indefinite origin, and indirect effects of drug action.

4. Despite its numerous undesirable effects chlorpromazine is clinically a relatively safe drug.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 113 • Number 2 • August 1956

Pages: 115 - 121

PubMed: 13340010

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Published in print: August 1956

Published online: 1 April 2006

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IRVIN M. COHEN

Associate professor of neurology and psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

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COMPLICATIONS OF CHLORPROMAZINE THERAPY

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