Chemical formula: C₂₂H₂₆F₃N₃OS Molecular mass: 437.522 g/mol PubChem compound: 3372
Fluphenazine is an ester of the potent neuroleptic fluphenazine, a phenothiazine derivative of the piperazine type. The ester is slowly absorbed from the intramuscular site of injection and is then hydrolysed in the plasma to the active therapeutic agent, fluphenazine. It is used for the treatment and maintenance of schizophrenic patients and those with paranoid psychoses.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| N05AB02 | Fluphenazine | N Nervous system → N05 Psycholeptics → N05A Antipsychotics → N05AB Phenothiazines with piperazine structure |
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
| Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MODECATE Solution for injection | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Fluphenazine is an active ingredient of these brands:
Brazil (BR)Estonia (EE)
Israel (IL)
Japan (JP)
Lithuania (LT)Mexico (MX)
Turkey (TR)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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