Perphenazine Brand Name– Trilafon
What is Perphenazine
Perphenazine is an oral antipsychotic agent. It is a piperazine phenothiazine and is structurally similar to trifluoperazine, prochlorperazine, and fluphenazine.
The Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) study evaluated the effectiveness of selected atypical antipsychotics and perphenazine in schizophrenic patients.
The primary outcome measure was discontinuation of treatment for any cause, with secondary outcomes evaluating drug efficacy (determined via the PANSS and CGI scale), adverse event profiles, and reasons for drug discontinuation. For the primary outcome measure, 74% of patients discontinued study medication before 18 months.
The olanzapine group demonstrated a slightly longer time to discontinuation of treatment for any cause compared to the quetiapine or risperidone groups. The PANSS and CGI scores were similar in all groups.
However, discontinuation due to adverse events was greater in the olanzapine group, primarily due to weight gain and metabolic effects.
Perphenazine was associated with higher rates of discontinuation due to extrapyramidal symptoms.
In addition to the treatment of psychotic disorders and schizophrenia, perphenazine is also used for vomiting and intractable hiccups. Ten milligrams of perphenazine is equivalent to 100 mg of chlorpromazine, the prototype antipsychotic.
Perphenazine was approved by the FDA in 1957.
Indications
- behavioral or psychological symptoms of dementia
- nausea/vomiting
- schizophrenia
For the treatment of schizophrenia
Side Effects
- agranulocytosis
- akathisia
- amenorrhea
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angioedema
- anorexia
- aplastic anemia
- appetite stimulation
- asphyxia
- atopic dermatitis
- blurred vision
- bradycardia
- breast enlargement
- bronchospasm
- cardiac arrest
- cerebral edema
- cholestasis
- confusion
- constipation
- contact dermatitis
- corneal opacification
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dysphagia
- dystonic reaction
- ejaculation dysfunction
- eosinophilia
- erythema
- exfoliative dermatitis
- fever
- galactorrhea
- glycosuria
- gynecomastia
- headache
- hemolytic anemia
- hepatitis
- hyperglycemia
- hyperhidrosis
- hyperprolactinemia
- hypersalivation
- hypertension
- hyperthermia
- hypoglycemia
- hyponatremia
- hypotension
- hypothermia
- ileus
- impotence (erectile dysfunction)
- infertility
- insomnia
- jaundice
- laryngeal edema
- lethargy
- leukopenia
- libido decrease
- lupus-like symptoms
- mastalgia
- menstrual irregularity
- miosis
- myasthenia
- mydriasis
- nasal congestion
- nausea
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- neutropenia
- orthostatic hypotension
- pallor
- pancytopenia
- parotitis
- peripheral edema
- photophobia
- photosensitivity
- polydipsia
- polyuria
- pruritus
- pseudoparkinsonism
- psychosis
- purpura
- QT prolongation
- retinopathy
- seborrhea
- seizures
- SIADH
- sinus tachycardia
- skin hyperpigmentation
- stroke
- tardive dyskinesia
- thrombocytopenia
- torsade de pointes
- urinary incontinence
- urinary retention
- urticaria
- visual impairment
- vomiting
- water intoxication
- weight gain
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- AIMS assessment
- CBC
- ophthalmologic exam
- serum prolactin
- thyroid function tests (TFTs)
Contraindications
- abrupt discontinuation
- accidental exposure
- agranulocytosis
- ambient temperature increase
- angina
- anticholinergic medications
- apheresis
- asthma
- AV block
- bone marrow suppression
- bradycardia
- breast cancer
- breast-feeding
- cardiomyopathy
- celiac disease
- chemotherapy
- children
- closed-angle glaucoma
- CNS depression
- coadministration with other CNS depressants
- coma
- dehydration
- dementia
- dental work
- driving or operating machinery
- dysphagia
- encephalopathy
- ethanol ingestion
- females
- fever
- geriatric
- GI obstruction
- head trauma
- heart failure
- hematological disease
- hepatic disease
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- hyperparathyroidism
- hyperprolactinemia
- hyperthermia
- hypocalcemia
- hypokalemia
- hypomagnesemia
- hypotension
- hypothermia
- hypothyroidism
- hypovolemia
- ileus
- infants
- infection
- infertility
- intracranial mass
- jaundice
- labor
- leukopenia
- long QT syndrome
- myocardial infarction
- neonates
- neurological disease
- neutropenia
- obstetric delivery
- ocular disease
- orthostatic hypotension
- Parkinson’s disease
- phenothiazine hypersensitivity
- pheochromocytoma
- pregnancy
- pregnancy testing
- prostatic hypertrophy
- pulmonary disease
- QT prolongation
- radiographic contrast administration
- renal failure
- Reye’s syndrome
- rheumatoid arthritis
- seizure disorder
- seizures
- sickle cell disease
- sleep deprivation
- strenuous exercise
- stroke
- suicidal ideation
- sulfite hypersensitivity
- sunlight (UV) exposure
- surgery
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- tardive dyskinesia
- tobacco smoking
- urinary retention
- vomiting
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