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Compazine (Prochlorperazine Maleate) - Description and Clinical Pharmacology

 
 



DESCRIPTION

Prochlorperazine, a phenothiazine derivative, is designated chemically as 2-Chloro -10- [3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)propyl]phenothiazine with the following structural formula:

Each suppository, for rectal administration, contains 25 mg of prochlorperazine; with glycerin, glyceryl monopalmitate, glyceryl monostearate, hydrogenated coconut oil fatty acids and hydrogenated palm kernel oil fatty acids.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Prochlorperazine is a propylpiperazine derivative of phenothiazine. Like other phenothiazines, it exerts an antiemetic effect through a depressant action on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.

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