Chlorpromazine and Juxtapid Capsules

• Generic Name: chlorpromazine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Ormazine, Thorazine, Thorazine Spansule

Chlorpromazine is an anti-psychotic medication in a group of drugs called phenothiazines (FEEN-oh-THYE-a-zeens).

Chlorpromazine is used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or manic-depression in adults.

Chlorpromazine is also used in adults to treat nausea and vomiting, anxiety before surgery, chronic hiccups, acute intermittent porphyria, and symptoms of tetanus.

In children ages 1 through 12 years, chlorpromazine is used to treat severe behavioral problems (such as combative or explosive behavior) or hyperactivity with excessive motor activity.

Chlorpromazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: lomitapide
• Dosage Forms: capsule
• Other Brand Names: Juxtapid

Lomitapide is a cholesterol-lowering medication. It reduces blood levels of "bad" cholesterol, such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or non-high-density liproprotein (non-HDL), as well as a protein that carries bad cholesterol in the blood.

Lomitapide is used together with a low-fat diet and other treatments to lower total cholesterol in people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (an inherited type of high cholesterol).

It is not known whether lomitapide will lower your risk of heart disease.

Lomitapide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.