thioridazine

American

[thahy-uh-rid-uh-zeen, -zin] / ˌθaɪ əˈrɪd əˌzin, -zɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.

Etymology

Origin of thioridazine

First recorded in 1955–60; thio- + (pipe)rid(ine) + azine

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Members of the fourth group, which was established as a control, stayed in the ward and got their usual dose of thioridazine straight.

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