1. A phenothiazine antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, and severe nausea or vomiting.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; typically used in clinical or healthcare contexts

Examples

• The psychiatrist prescribed perphenazine to help manage the patient's psychotic symptoms.
• Perphenazine is one of several first-generation antipsychotics available for treating schizophrenia.
• The medication perphenazine can cause extrapyramidal side effects in some patients.
• Doctors may use perphenazine as an antiemetic for patients experiencing severe nausea.
• The patient's response to perphenazine was monitored closely during the first month of treatment.