Haloperidol ‘Serenace

Largactil is a proprietary preparation of chlorpromazine, an aliphatic antipsychotic with marked sedation and moderate antimuscarinic and extrapyramidal side-effects. Serenace is a proprietary preparation of haloperidol, a butyrophenone antipsychotic with marked extrapyramidal side-effects, moderate sedation but not very likely to cause hypotension. Tegretol is a proprietary preparation of carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug indicated in partial and secondary generalised tonic-clonic seizures, primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia and in the prophylaxis of bipolar disorder unresponsive to lithium. 

The so-called typical antipsychotics, such as chlorpromazine (Largactil, Thorazine) and trifluperazine (Stelazine) were introduced into psychiatric practice in the 1950 s. Other drugs in this category are, thioridazine (Mel-leril), and haloperidol (Haldol, Serenace). In addition, fluphenazine (Motile ate), flupenthixol (Depixol) and haloperidol (Haldol decoanate), which... 

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