The rights to Daraprim were purchased in August by a new company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, which promptly increased the price from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet -- a 5,000 percent jump -- the New York Times reported.
Chlorpromazine is an anti-psychotic medication in a group of drugs called phenothiazines (FEEN-oh-THYE-a-zeens). It works by changing the actions of chemicals in your brain. Chlorpromazine is used to treat psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or manic-depression, and severe behavioral problems in children ages 1 through 12.
To make sure chlorpromazine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have: 1  bone marrow suppression; 2  a brain tumor; 3  heart disease; 4  liver or kidney disease; 5  severe asthma, emphysema, or other breathing problem; 6  a history of breast cancer; 7  glaucoma; 8  seizures or epilepsy; 9  pheochromocytoma (tumor of the adrenal gland);