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pimozide
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pim·o·zide  (pm-zd)
n.
An antipsychotic drug, C28H29F2N3O, used in the treatment of chronic schizophrenia and in the management of Tourette's syndrome.

[pi(peridine) + moz- (shortening and alteration of imidazole) + -ide.]
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Noun1.pimozide - the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine
diphenylbutyl piperidine - a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia


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TD can also been known to occur in conjunction with a variety of other antipsychotic drugs and neuroleptics such as Thorazine (Chlorpromazine), Clozaril (Clozapine), Haldol (Haloperidol), Seroquel (Quetiapine), Loxitane / Loxapac (Loxapine), Mellaril (Thioridazine), Navane (Thiothixine), Prolixin / Modecate (Fluphenazine), Piportil (Pipotiazine), Trilafon (Perphenazine), Orap (Pimozide), Stelazine (Trifluoperazine), Risperdal (Risperidone), Serentil (Mesoridazine), and Zyprexa (Olanzapine).
Tic behavior was determined to be non-socially mediated, and Orap (Pimozide; 1mg/day) successfully controlled the occurrence of tics.
Patients taking Sustiva should not take Hismanal (astemizole), Vascor (bepridil), Propulsid (cisapride), Versed (midazolam), Orap (pimozide), Halcion (triazolam), or ergot derivatives (for example, Wigraine and Cafergot).
 
 
 
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