Tranquilizers - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 25 pages of information about Tranquilizers.

Tranquilizers - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

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OFFICIAL NAMES: Major tranquilizers (neuroleptics/antipsychotics): Chlorpromazine (Thorazine); chlorprothixene (Taractan); clozaril (Clozapine); fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin); haloperidol (Haldol); loxapine (Daxolin, Loxitane); mesoridazine (Serentil); molindone (Lidone, Moban); olanzapine (Zyprexa); perphenazine (Trilafon); pimozide (Orap); quetiapine (Seroquel); risperidone (Risperdal); thioridazine (Mellaril); thiothixene (Navane); trifluoperazine (Stelazine); trifuluopromazine (Vesprin); ziprasidone (Geodon).

STREET NAMES: Major tranquilizers: antipsychotics, neuroleptics.

DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Major tranquilizers: Not scheduled

OFFICIAL NAMES: Minor tranquilizers (sedative-hypnotics/anxiolytics)/Benzod iazepines: Alprazolam (Xanax); chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Novopoxide); clonazepam (Klonopin); clorazepate (Azene, Tranxene); diazepam (Valium); estazolam (ProSom); flunitrazepam (Rohypnol/illegal in the United States); flurazepam (Dalmane); halazepam (Paxipam); lorazepam (Ativan); midazolam (Versed); oxazepam (Serax); prazepam (Centrax); quazepam (Doral); temazepam (Restoril); triazolam (Halcion)

STREET NAMES: Minor tranquilizers: (benzodiazepines: BZDs, tranks, downers, benzos, goofballs, happy pills, sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics); (barbiturates: Amys, barbs, blues, downers, yellow jackets, rainbows, red devils); (nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotics: ludes, Sopors)

DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Benzodiazepines: Schedule IV, depressants

OFFICIAL NAMES: Minor tranquilizers (sedative-hypnotics/anxiolytics...

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