Antipsychotics

What are antipsychotics?

Antipsychotics are a broad class of prescription medicines used in psychiatric care. The class includes long-established medicines, often called first-generation or typical antipsychotics, and newer second-generation or atypical antipsychotics. Individual medicines can differ substantially in their approved uses, suitability, monitoring requirements, dosage forms, and prescription decisions, so medicines within this class should not be assumed to be interchangeable.

What differences matter when considering this medicine class?

Older and newer describe when broad groups of antipsychotics were developed and introduced into practice, rather than a simple measure of quality. A prescriber may consider a person's diagnosis, treatment history, other medicines, medical circumstances, and the specific medicine's safety information. For a purchase discussion, the active ingredient, prescribed strength, tablet or other dosage form, and the prescription supplied are practical starting points.

What is the Canadian context for antipsychotics?

Antipsychotics used in Canada are prescription medicines, but regulatory and market status varies by individual product. Thioridazine has a long-established place within the phenothiazine antipsychotic group. Canadian regulatory information states that the Mellaril brand was withdrawn from the Canadian market and should not be treated as currently available there. The status of a particular thioridazine product and dosage form can be checked by its Drug Identification Number (DIN) in Health Canada's Drug Product Database.

Which antipsychotic option do we list?

We list Mellaril tablets, containing thioridazine, in 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg strengths. Package quantities vary by strength: 10 mg and 25 mg options range from 20 to 360 tablets, 50 mg options range from 10 to 360 tablets, and 100 mg options range from 30 to 180 tablets. Prices start from C$75.60, and the lowest listed unit price is C$0.95 per tablet for the 10 mg, 360-tablet package. Canadian regulatory information identifies this product as prescription required.

How do shipping and storage considerations apply?

We offer tracked Express shipping, estimated at 4-7 days, for C$41.99, and Standard shipping without tracking, estimated at 14-21 days, for C$20.99. Free shipping is available for either method when its respective checkout threshold is reached. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Bitcoin or USDT.

The listed tablets are stored at 20°C to 25°C, with permitted excursions from 15°C to 30°C, in a tightly closed container protected from light and moisture. Our packaging helps protect the order during delivery. Once it arrives, collect it promptly and follow the storage directions on each product.