Chemicals and Drugs

Thiethylperazine

A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. This piperazine phenothiazine does not prevent vertigo or motion sickness. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p457)

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Abstract

A dopamine antagonist that is particularly useful in treating the nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia, mildly emetic cancer chemotherapy agents, radiation therapy, and toxins. This piperazine phenothiazine does not prevent vertigo or motion sickness. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p457)

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C22H29N3S2
Molecular Weight
399.6 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
1420-55-9
IUPAC Name
2-ethylsulfanyl-10-[3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl]phenothiazine
InChIKey
XCTYLCDETUVOIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCSC1=CC2=C(C=C1)SC3=CC=CC=C3N2CCCN4CCN(CC4)C
MeSH Unique ID
D013847
Source
PubChem CID 5440

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Norzine
  • Thiethylperazine Malate
  • Thiethylperazine Maleate (2:1)
  • Torecan

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thiethylperazine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013847. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013847
  2. Thiethylperazine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiethylperazine
  3. Thiethylperazine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372725
  4. Thiethylperazine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5440. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5440