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Flupenthixol Decanoate in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. Trueman
Affiliation:
Glenside Day Hospital, Bristol BS16 1DD
M. Valentine
Affiliation:
Glenside Day Hospital, Bristol BS16 1DD

Extract

The anti-psychotic properties of flupenthixol have been described by Gottfries (1971) and Gross and Kaltenback (1965), and its antidepressant action by Reiter (1969), Merskey (1971), and Hall and Coleman (1973). It is available in the form of its decanoate in oil (‘Depixol’) as a depot injection.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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