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.
8 Reviews. Thorazine is the brand name of the prescription drug chlorpromazine, which is used to treat certain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, the manic phase of bipolar disorder, severe behavioral problems in kids, and other psychotic disorders.horazine for Hiccups. This medication can be used to treat hiccups that last a month or longer. Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, which is the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen.