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Thorazine advertisement, 1965. Hospital & Community Psychiatry, Vol. 17, No. 2. A saboteur who deserves help Mental patients who fear or resent medication throw away thousands of dollars in drugs each year. Unhelped by drug therapy, they often pose a difficult management problem. And they sabotage the progress of other patients by spreading fears and multiplying conflicts on the hospital ward. You can virtually assure these patients the benefit of drug therapy with 'Thorazine' Concentrate. Easy to administer, 'Thorazine' Concentrate cannot be "cheeked" and disposed of later; it provides dependable control of agitation and hyperactivity. You can help him with THORAZINE® brand of chlorpromazine CONCENTRATE Contraindications: Comatose states or the presence of large amounts of C.N.S. depressants. Principal Side Effects: The most frequently encountered side effect is transitory drowsiness. Other occasional side effects include: dry mouth, nasal congestion, constipation, mild fever, miosis, dermatological reactions, extrapyramidal symptoms, weight gain, hypotension and, less frequently, jaundice. Side effects which occur rarely include: mydriasis, pigmentation, ocular changes and agranulocytosis. Before prescribing, see SK&F product Prescribing Information. SK&F ~ Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Philadelphia |