Fluphenazine: Treatment Benefits and Risks in Adult and Geriatric Populations
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Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 2
Related to prescribing controlled substances: 0
Course Summary
Fluphenazine is an antipsychotic that is used for the treatment of patients who have a psychotic disorder. It is used off-label to treat chorea associated with Huntington’s disease, chronic tic disorders, psychosis, and agitation associated with dementia. Fluphenazine is a piperazine phenothiazine. The phenothiazines are a class of medications that are used as antiemetics and to treat psychiatric disorders. Fluphenazine’s mechanism of action is not completely understood, but its antipsychotic effect is likely mediated through selective blockade of dopamine receptors in the brain. Fluphenazine may also affect peripheral alpha-adrenergic receptors, histamine receptors, and muscarinic receptors, but fluphenazine’s ability to block these receptors is considered limited.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Pharmacological Profile
- Labeled and Off-label Use
- Dosing and Available Forms
- US Boxed Warning, Contraindications, and Adverse Effects
- Warnings and Precautions
- Anticholinergic Effects
- Cardiovascular
- Central Nervous System
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
- Gastrointestinal
- Hematologic
- Ophthalmic
- Prolactin Levels
- Seizure Disorder
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
- Drug Interactions, Withdrawal/Discontinuation
- Overdose
- Case Study: Fluphenazine
- Summary