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Thioxanthenes (Systemic)

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Description

This medicine belongs to the family of medicines known as thioxanthenes (thye-oh-ZAN-theens). It is used in the treatment of nervous, mental, and emotional conditions. Improvement in such conditions is thought to result from the effect of the medicine on nerve pathways in specific areas of the brain.

Thioxanthene medicines are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral

Chlorprothixene
- Suspension (U.S.)
- Tablets (U.S.)
Flupenthixol
- Tablets (Canada)
Thiothixene
- Capsules (U.S. and Canada)
- Solution (U.S.)

Parenteral

Chlorprothixene
- Injection (U.S.)
Flupenthixol
- Injection (Canada)
Thiothixene
- Injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

Navane ³
Taractan ¹
Thiothixene HCl Intensol ³

In Canada -

Fluanxol ²
Fluanxol Depot ²
Navane ³

Note:

For quick reference, the following thioxanthenes are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medicines:
1.	Chlorprothixene (klor-proe-THIX-een)†
2.	Flupenthixol (floo-pen-THIX-ole)*
3.	Thiothixene (thye-oh-THIX-een)‡
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.

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Thioxanthenes (Systemic)

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