chlorprothixene (Taractan, Tarasan, Minithixen, Truxal)

Introduction

Tradename: Taractan.

Dosage

25-50 mg PO/IM TID/QID

Tabs: 10, 25, 50, 100 mg

Liquid: 100 mg/5 mL

Adverse effects

• sedation
• extrapyramidal effects
• hypotension
• hepatic dysfunction, eosinophilia, leukopenia & thrombocytopenia have been reported

• drug adverse effects of antipsychotic agents
• drug adverse effects of psychotropic agents

Laboratory

• specimen: serum
• methods: colorimetric
• interferences:
  • spectrophotometric method lacks sensitivity
  • fluorescence methods also measure metabolites

More general terms

• thioxanthene
• antipsychotic agent

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=2719
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=667467
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=667466
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=102265