Cyamemazine Tartrate
Cyamemazine Tartrate is a phenothiazine antipsychotic medication primarily used in the management of psychotic disorders and severe anxiety. It possesses sedative properties and is commonly prescribed for conditions involving agitation or behavioral disturbances.
Cyamemazine Tartrate is a sedating phenothiazine antipsychotic used to treat psychosis and severe anxiety.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 236251
- Generic
- Cyamemazine Tartrate
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; management of severe anxiety and agitation; control of behavioral disturbances associated with psychiatric conditions.
Acts as a dopamine D2 receptor antagonist in the brain, reducing dopaminergic transmission. Also has antagonistic effects on histamine H1 and alpha-adrenergic receptors, contributing to its sedative properties.
May cause drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension, and anticholinergic effects. Use with caution in elderly patients due to increased risk of adverse effects. Avoid in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma or urinary retention. May interact with other CNS depressants and QT-prolonging medications.
Official drug label
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