<P> Chlorpromazine was discovered in 1950 and was the first antipsychotic . It is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system . Its introduction has been labeled as one of the great advances in the history of psychiatry . It is available as a generic medication . The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US $0.02 and US $0.12 per day . In the United States it costs about US $2 per day . </P>
<P> Chlorpromazine was discovered in 1950 and was the first antipsychotic . It is on the World Health Organization 's List of Essential Medicines , the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system . Its introduction has been labeled as one of the great advances in the history of psychiatry . It is available as a generic medication . The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US $0.02 and US $0.12 per day . In the United States it costs about US $2 per day . </P>
phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine were the first type of
phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine were the first type of
antipsychotic
antipsychotic