fluphenazine hydrochloride /flo͝ofen″əzēn/ , a phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. ▪ INDICATIONS: It is prescribed in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. ▪ CONTRAINDICATIONS: Parkinson’s disease, concurrent administration of central nervous system depressants, liver or renal dysfunction, severe hypotension, or known hypersensitivity to this drug or to other phenothiazine medication prohibits its use. ▪ ADVERSE EFFECTS: Among the more serious adverse effects are hypotension, liver toxicity, a variety of extrapyramidal reactions, blood dyscrasias, and hypersensitivity reactions. It also interacts with many other drugs.
