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Also known as cyamepromazine, RP-7204

Cyamemazine (Tercian), also known as cyamepromazine, is a typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class which was introduced by Theraplix in France in 1972 and later in Portugal as well.

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323.145619
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chemical formula
C₁₉H₂₁N₃S
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
cyamemazine
canonical SMILES
CC(CN1C2=CC=CC=C2SC3=C1C=C(C=C3)C#N)CN(C)C
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Cyamemazine
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Cyamemazine (Tercian), also known as cyamepromazine, is a typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class which was introduced by Theraplix in France in 1972 and later in Portugal as well.

==Medical use== It is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and, especially, for psychosis-associated anxiety, due to its unique anxiolytic efficacy.

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