Clopixol Depot is the brand name for which decanoate?

Clopixol Depot is the brand name for which decanoate?

• A. Zuclopenthixol decanoate
• B. Fluphenazine decanoate
• C. Fluanxol
• D. Haloperidol decanoate

Answer: (A)

Clopixol Depot equals zuclopenthixol decanoate, the long-acting depot form of zuclopenthixol. This ester is designed for slow release after an intramuscular injection, providing sustained antipsychotic effect over weeks and helping with maintenance and adherence in schizophrenia. The brand Clopixol Depot specifically refers to the depot formulation of zuclopenthixol decanoate. Other options are different drugs or formulations: haloperidol decanoate and fluphenazine decanoate are depot forms of those respective antipsychotics, while Fluanxol is the brand name for zuclopenthixol itself (usually not the decanoate depot form).

Clopixol Depot equals zuclopenthixol decanoate, the long-acting depot form of zuclopenthixol. This ester is designed for slow release after an intramuscular injection, providing sustained antipsychotic effect over weeks and helping with maintenance and adherence in schizophrenia. The brand Clopixol Depot specifically refers to the depot formulation of zuclopenthixol decanoate.

Other options are different drugs or formulations: haloperidol decanoate and fluphenazine decanoate are depot forms of those respective antipsychotics, while Fluanxol is the brand name for zuclopenthixol itself (usually not the decanoate depot form).