Synonyms
Periciazine; Propericiazine
Definition
Pericyazine is a first-generation antipsychotic medication that acts as a dopamine D2 antagonist. Pericyazine is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses and for short-term adjunctive treatment of severe anxiety, psychomotor agitation, and excited or violent states. It is a piperazine-phenothiazine derivative, and like other similar agents, it produces drowsiness and sedation. Hypotension is common when treatment is initiated. It is approved for use in Europe but not in the USA.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2015). Pericyazine. In: Stolerman, I.P., Price, L.H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36172-2_200447
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36172-2_200447
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-36171-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-36172-2
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences