thioridazine

[ thahy-uh-rid-uh-zeen, -zin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thioridazine¹

First recorded in 1955–60; thio- + (pipe)rid(ine) + azine

Example Sentences

The FDA said Varubi should not be taken by people who are taking the drug thioridazine, which is commonly prescribed to treat schizophrenia.

From US News

One of the most potent compounds was thioridazine, an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia.

From Science Magazine

When combined with thioridazine, the standard drug used to treat AML was 55 times more potent at killing AML cells in a lab dish than it was alone, Bhatia and colleagues report today in Cell.

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