# Phenothiazines --- **Phenothiazines** are a type first generation [[antipsychotics]], sometimes called "typical antipsychotic" that are used to treat serious mental and emotional disorders, including [[schizophrenia]] and other psychotic disorders. Other uses of phenothiazines (typically in smaller doses) are to reduce: - agitation in certain patients - severe [[nausea]] and vomiting - severe hiccups - moderate to severe pain in some hospitalized patients. ## Mechanism of Action ## Contraindications ## Adverse Reactions ![[antipsychotics#Adverse Reactions]] ## Examples Phenothiazines all end in -zine. - **chlorpromazine** (Thorazine) - **promethazine** (Phenergan) - **prochlorperazine** (Compazine) ___