TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE (TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE

What is the Trade Name for TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE?

TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE

What are the Indications for TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HYDROCHLORIDE?

  • INDICATIONS & USAGE This drug is indicated as an adjunct in the treatment of all forms of parkinsonism (postencephalitic, arteriosclerotic, and idiopathic). It is often useful as adjuvant therapy when treating these forms of parkinsonism with levodopa. Additionally, it is indicated for the control of extrapyramidal disorders caused by central nervous system drugs such as the dibenzoxazepines, phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, and butyrophenones.

 

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References: https://open.fda.gov/

 

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