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From: dyer@spdcc.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: heart attacks and psychiatric drugs
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Date: Wed, 5-Nov-86 23:13:01 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  5 23:13:01 1986
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Keywords: prolixin

Prolixin is the tradename for fluphenazine, one of the more potent
phenothiazine major tranquilizers.  One of its popular dosage forms
(with psychiatrists, anyway) is a depot injection of an insoluble
salt such as the enanthate or decanoate.  The drug is 'timed-released'
from the injection over a period of several weeks, obviating problems
of patient compliance, though there is much less control over dosage
when administered in this manner.  It's also available in oral dosage
forms.
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Steve Dyer
dyer@harvard.HARVARD.EDU
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