The rights to Daraprim were purchased in August by a new company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, which promptly increased the price from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet -- a 5,000 percent jump -- the New York Times reported.
Chlorpromazine is an anti-psychotic medication in a group of drugs called phenothiazines (FEEN-oh-THYE-a-zeens). It works by changing the actions of chemicals in your brain. Chlorpromazine is used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or manic-depression, and severe behavioral problems in children ages 1 through 12.
Part of a group of drugs known as phenothiazines, Compazine Â® (prochlorperazine maleate) is a prescription medicine that has been licensed to treat the following conditions: 1  Severe nausea and vomiting. 2  Schizophrenia. 3  Anxiety (for short-term use only).ompazine uses can include the treatment of schizophrenia, anxiety, and severe nausea and vomiting.