loxapine
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9.9
A medicine used to treat serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia
- noun
- /ˈlɒksəpiːn/
- Specialized
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loxapina
- Before starting loxapine, the patient discussed potential side effects with his psychiatrist.
Examples
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Patients with severe psychiatric disorders may benefit from loxapine treatment.
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The doctor prescribed loxapine to help manage his schizophrenia.
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Severe dyslexia taking clozapine, loxapine, gabapentin, clonidine during the day for help with ADHD symptoms.
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Synonyms
9.8
A medicine used to treat schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses
is the generic name for the same medication rather than the brand name
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word loxapine is a modern drug name made from parts of its chemical family rather than from an old everyday word, and a helpful way to remember it is the '-pine' ending, which it shares with clozapine, another medicine for serious mental illness. So, because of that family link, loxapine is used to treat conditions like schizophrenia.