| Drug Name: | Zuclopenthixol decanoate |
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| Drug Class: | Antipsychotic |
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| Mechanism of Action: | Dopamine D2 receptor antagonist |
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| Use: | - Treatment of schizophrenia
- Maintenance therapy in patients with chronic schizophrenia
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| Side Effects: | - Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) such as akathisia, dystonia, and parkinsonism
- Sedation
- Weight gain
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Hyperprolactinemia
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| Contraindications: | - Known hypersensitivity to zuclopenthixol or other antipsychotics
- Comatose states
- Severe central nervous system depression
- Severe liver disease
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