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phenothiazine

phenothiazine Phenothiazine is a class of drugs with antiemetic, antipsychotic, antihistaminic, and anticholinergic effects.

Phenothiazine is a class of drugs with antiemetic, antipsychotic, antihistaminic, and anticholinergic effects. They act in part by blocking dopamine D2 receptors in the brain’s chemoreceptor trigger zone and also oppose activity at alpha-adrenergic, serotonergic, histaminic, and muscarinic receptors.

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