risk of extrapyramidal symptoms associated with all high-potency neuroleptics
Stelazine advertisement, 1990

Emerging from the Darkness of Schizophrenia
Stelazine® brand of trifluoperazine HCl
~ Controls psychotic symptoms
~ "Activates" the withdrawn patient
~ Avoids excessive sedation
~ Reduces the risk of side effects*
~ Encourages adherence with b.i.d. dosing
*With 'Stelazine', the risk of anticholinergic effects and hypotension is relatively low. 'Stelazine' shares the increased risk of
extrapyramidal symptoms associated with all high-potency neuroleptics; when they occur, these can generally be readily controlled.

Adverse reactions: Drowsiness, dizziness, skin reactions, rash, dry mouth, insomnia, amenorrhea, fatigue, muscular weakness, anorexia, lactation, blurred vision. Neuromuscular (extrapyramidal) reactions: motor restlessness, dystonias, pseudo-parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, and a variant, tardive dystonia.
SK&F LAB CO.
© SK&F Lab Co., 1989

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