Pipothiazine palmitate

Fluphenazine decanoate, Pipothiazine palmitate, FFaloperidol decanoate, Flupenthixol decanoate, Clopenthixol decanoate Psychosis... 

Across the sites, an average of 15% of inpatients received depot antipsychotic drugs (Sim etal, 2004b). This was most common in Singapore (75%) followed by Taiwan (20%), Japan and China (6%). The depot antipsychotic drugs used were fluphenazine decanoate, flupenthixol decanoate, zuclopenthixol decanoate, haloperidol decanoate, pipothiazine palmitate, and fluphenazine enanthate. 

Infra-red Spectrum. Principal peaks at wavenumbers 1165,1735, 710, 745, 1250, 955 (pipothiazine palmitate, solution in carbon tetrachloride-carbon disulphide). 

Disposition in the Body. Pipothiazine palmitate is very slowly absorbed from the site of intramuscular injections and gradually releases pipothiazine into the body. After oral administration of pipothiazine, about 1% of a dose is excreted in the urine unchanged in 24 hours. 

Dose. Usually 10 to 20 mg of pipothiazine daily, by mouth. Pipothiazine palmitate is given intramuscularly in doses of 25 to 200 mg, at intervals of about 4 weeks. 

Carbetapentane Citrate 587.6 Diminazene Aceturate 714.1 Pipothiazine Palmitate... 

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