1. A synthetic drug used as an antipsychotic and antiemetic medication, commonly prescribed to treat schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and nausea.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often abbreviated as CPZ; first-generation antipsychotic

Examples

• The psychiatrist prescribed chlorpromazine to help manage the patient's psychotic symptoms.
• Chlorpromazine was one of the first antipsychotic drugs developed in the 1950s.
• The medication chlorpromazine can cause drowsiness as a side effect.
• Doctors may use chlorpromazine to control severe nausea in hospitalized patients.
• Chlorpromazine has largely been replaced by newer antipsychotics with fewer side effects.