prochlorperazine

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pro·chlor·per·a·zine

 (prō′klôr-pĕr′ə-zēn′)
n.
A phenothiazine drug, C20H24ClN3S, used to treat schizophrenia and anxiety and to stop or prevent vomiting.

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Noun1.prochlorperazine - antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting
antiemetic, antiemetic drug - a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
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10 mg prochlorperazine (Compazine) 1 hour before the exam.
On March 16, the treating psychiatrist prescribed escitalopram, Dominal f (a phenothiazine similar to compazine), and zolpidem.
These other causes include kidney failure, diabetes, nerve damage and certain medications including antiseizure drugs such as phenytoin (Dilantin); antinausea drugs such as prochlorperazine (Compazine) or metoclopramide (Reglan); antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol (Haldol); and some antidepressant medications, including widely prescribed ones such as fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft).
"Our emergency protocol is intravenous fluids plus Toradol [ketorolac] and Compazine [prochlorperazine]," Dr.
Anthistamines Diphenhydramine (Benadryl); hydroxyzine (Atarax); cetirizine (Zyrtec); loratadine (Claricin) Sleep medications Diphenhydramine (Tylenol PM) Nausea medications Prochlorperazine (Compazine) Antidepressants Amitriptyline (Elavil); paroxetine (Paxil); fluoxetine (Prozac); mirtazapine (Remeron); trazodone Incontinence drugs Tolterodine (Detrol); oxybutynin (Ditropan) Irritable bowel Dicyclomine (Bentyl) medications Vertigo/seasickness Scopolamine patch (Transderm Scop); drugs meclizine (Antivert); dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) Muscle relaxants Baclofen Antacids Cimetidine (Tagamet); ranitidine (Zantac) Antidiarrheals Loperamide (Imodium)
Butalbital complex Aspirin/butalbital/caffeine(Fiorinal), acetaminophen/butalbital/caffeine (Fioricet) Pain medications Codeine, acetaminophen/hydrocodone (Vicodin), acetaminophen/oxycodone (Percocet), meperidine (Demerol), morphine Anti-nausea Prochlorperazine maleate (Compazine), medications promethazine (Phenergan), metoclopramide Medications that prevent migraines Beta blockers Propranolol (Inderal),metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), timolol Tricyclic Amitriptyline (Elavil), nortriptyline (Pamelor) antidepressants Anti-epileptics Divalproex sodium (Depakote), Topiramate (Topamax) Calcium channel Diltiazem (Verapamil) blockers Popular pain medication can help.
Compazine." She doesn't even say Compazine tablet, or tell her reader just what a Compazine is, or is not.
Promethazine (Phenergan), metoclopramide (Reglan), and prochlorperazine maleate (Compazine) are useful for managing nausea associated with migraine.
Routinely used medications included metoclopramide (Reglan), ketorolac (Toradol), chlorpromazine (Compazine), and diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
Promethazine (Phenergan) is widely used for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, and prochlorperazine (Compazine) and chlorpromazine (Thorazine) are other options.
Phenergan, Tigan, Compazine, Vistaril) provide considerable relief.
Breckenridge also currently markets Ascomp with codeine (Fiorinal with codeine), butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine and codeine phosphate (Fioricet with codeine), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril), folic acid 1 mg, methylprednisolone (Medrol), polyethylene glycol powder (Miralax), prednisone 1-mg tablets, and prochlorperazine (Compazine).