CLOPIXOL DEPOT IS A THIOXANTHENE DERIVATIVE WITH PRONOUNCED ANTIPSYCHOTIC AND SPECIFIC DAMPENING EFFECT. THE ANTIPSYCHOTIC EFFECT OF NEUROLEPTICS IS NORMALLY RELATED TO THEIR DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING EFFECT, WHICH SEEMS TO RELEASE A CHAIN REACTION AS OTHER TRANSMITTER SYSTEMS ARE INFLUENCED AS WELL.
THE SPECIFIC DAMPENING EFFECT OF CLOPIXOL DEPOT MAKES IT PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS, WHO ARE AGITATED, RESTLESS, HOSTILE, OR AGGRESSIVE.