berleant@ut-sally.UUCP (Dan Berleant) (11/05/86)
1) Is 'coronary occlusion' medicalese for heart attack? 2) What is the drug 'Prolixin'? Thanks
dyer@spdcc.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (11/06/86)
Prolixin is the tradename for fluphenazine, one of the more potent
phenothiazine major tranquilizers. One of its popular dosage forms
(with psychiatrists, anyway) is a depot injection of an insoluble
salt such as the enanthate or decanoate. The drug is 'timed-released'
from the injection over a period of several weeks, obviating problems
of patient compliance, though there is much less control over dosage
when administered in this manner. It's also available in oral dosage
forms.
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Steve Dyer
dyer@harvard.HARVARD.EDU
{linus,wanginst,bbnccv,harvard,ima,ihnp4}!spdcc!dyerrjb@akgud.UUCP (rjb) (11/07/86)
Prolixin is used in the control of extreme verbosity.
As you see, my 5 mg daily dose has not completely relieved
my symptoms. :-)
(Please forgive me, I just couldn't resist !)
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Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}
This is what i think...WHO knows what the Corporate genii up Nawth think ??osmigo1@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ron Morgan) (11/08/86)
In article <6240@ut-sally.UUCP> berleant@ut-sally.UUCP (Dan Berleant) writes: >1) Is 'coronary occlusion' medicalese for heart attack? "Occlude" mean to stop up or close. "Coronary occlusion" refers, then, to a stoppage (or blockage, rather) of blood flow through the heart. Nice, heavy-duty heart attack, yes. >2) What is the drug 'Prolixin'? Prolixin is an antipsyhotic drug, used in the treatment of psychosis. It is one of the few antipsychotics that are primarily injected. The frequency of side effects (especially stiffness and control of salivation) is relatively high. One of the main reasons it has remained in use is that it is typically injected in two-week intervals. This makes it very suitable for psychiatric outpatients who might not reliably take daily oral medicine. R.A. Morgan -- osmigo1, UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas 78712 ARPA: osmigo1@ngp.UTEXAS.EDU UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!osmigo1 allegra!ut-ngp!osmigo1 gatech!ut-ngp!osmigo1 seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!osmigo1 harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!osmigo1