Loxapine
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chemical structure of loxapine
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chemical structure of loxapine
Loxapine (trade name Loxitane®) is a typical antipsychotic drug structurally related to clozapine, and is a member of the dibenzodiazepine family. Several researchers have argued that Loxapine may behave as an atypical antipsychotic. [1] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10340686&dopt=Abstract) It is primarily used to treat schizophrenia.
Side effects
Side effects include: tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, extrapyramidal side-effects, tremor, and sedation.Template:Pharma-stub