fluphenazine

[ floo-fen-uh-zeen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluphenazine¹

First recorded in 1955–60; flu(oro)- + phenazine

Example Sentences

Many patients on digoxin are older, as is the case with fluphenazine.

From New York Times

Back home in the U.S., she was then she was put on fluphenazine, which brought our mother back to us for the first time in decades.

From New York Times

He tells the story of how, in 2007, one unintended consequence of his acquisition of a batch of the anti-psychotic drug, fluphenazine hydrochloride, was an increased appetite in his patients.

From BBC