Phenothiazine:One of a group of tranquilizing drugs withantipsychoticactions thought to act by blocking dopaminergic transmission (messages sent using the substancedopamine) within the brain.
Examples of phenothiazines include: chlorpromazine (brand name: Thorazine), fluphenazine (Duraclon), mesoridazine (Serentil), perphenazine (Etrafon and Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine), promazine (Robinul and Anectine), thioridazine (Mellaril), trifluoperazine (Stelazine) and triflupromazine (Robinul).
