Generic Clozaril is used for managing schizophrenia in patients who do not respond to other medicines. It is also used to decrease the risk of suicidal behavior in certain patients.
Generic Compazine is used for controlling severe nausea and vomiting and treating schizophrenia. It is also used for the short-term (4 weeks) treatment of generalized nonpsychotic anxiety.
Generic Eskalith is used for treating manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. It is also used to reduce the frequency and decrease the severity of manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder.
Generic Lithobid is used for treating manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. It is also used to reduce the frequency and decrease the severity of manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder.
Generic Thorazine is used for treating certain mental or mood disorders (eg, schizophrenia), the manic phase of manic-depressive disorder, anxiety and restlessness before surgery, porphyria, severe behavioral and conduct disorders in children, nausea and vomiting and severe hiccups. It is also used with other medicines to treat symptoms associated with tetanus.
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