Lancashire and South Cumbria
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4 Central nervous system
04-02-01 First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs

Benperidol
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Tablets 250mcg 

Control of deviant antisocial sexual behaviour.

LSCFT consultant initiation only.


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Chlorpromazine
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Tablets 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg
Liquid 25mg/5mL, 100mg/5mL

Schizophrenia and other psychoses, mania, anxiety, agitation, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour, childhood schizophrenia.

Do Not Prescribe Injection


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Flupentixol dihydrochloride tablets
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Tablets 500microgram, 1mg, 3mg

Schizophrenia and psychoses.

Do Not Prescribe for depression


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Haloperidol
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Tablets 1.5mg, 5mg, 10mg
Oral liquid 10mg/5mL, 5mg/ 5mL

Schizophrenia and other psychoses, mania, anxiety.

Link  MHRA: Haloperidol (Haldol): reminder of risks when used in elderly patients for the acute treatment of delirium

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Haloperidol
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Injection 5mg/1mL

Injection for rapid tranquilisation.

Haloperidol injection should be used in combination with promethazine injection for rapid tranquillisation.

This preparation is usually used in hospital for the rapid control of an acute episode and should not be confused with depot preparations of haloperidol decanoate which are usually used in the community or clinics for maintenance treatment.

Link  MHRA: Haloperidol (Haldol): reminder of risks when used in elderly patients for the acute treatment of delirium

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Promazine Hydrochloride
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Tablets 25mg, 50mg
Liquid 25mg/5mL, 50mg/5mL

Short-term management of psychomotor agitation, agitation and restlessness in the elderly.


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Sulpiride
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Tablets 200mg
Liquid 200mg/5mL

Schizophrenia.

Link  MHRA: Clozapine and other antipsychotics: monitoring blood concentrations for toxicity

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Trifluoperazine
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Tablets 1mg
Liquid 1mg/5mL, 5mg/5mL

Schizophrenia and other psychoses, short term management of severe anxiety, psychomotor agitation, violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour, severe anxiety.


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Zuclopenthixol
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Tablets 2mg, 10mg, 25mg

Schizophrenia and other psychoses.

 


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Zuclopenthixol Acetate Clopixol Acuphase®
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Injection 50mg/1mL

Short term managementof acute psychosis, mania or exacerbations of chronic psychosis.  

This preparation is usually used in hospital for an acute episode and should not be confused with depot preparations which are usually used in the community or clinics for maintenance treatment.


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