Antipsychotic vs Levomepromazine - What's the difference?

antipsychotic | levomepromazine |


As nouns the difference between antipsychotic and levomepromazine

is that antipsychotic is (pharmacology) any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis while levomepromazine is an aliphatic phenothiazine neuroleptic drug, a low-potency antipsychotic with strong analgesic and antiemetic properties and certain serious side effects.

As an adjective antipsychotic

is (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting psychosis.

antipsychotic

English

(wikipedia antipsychotic)

Adjective

(-)
  • (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

    • Synonyms

    * neuroleptic

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    levomepromazine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia levomepromazine)
  • An aliphatic phenothiazine neuroleptic drug, a low-potency antipsychotic with strong analgesic and antiemetic properties and certain serious side effects.

    • Synonyms

    * methotrimeprazine