What is pimozide?
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As a conventional antipsychotic, pimozide is used as a second-line treatment for severe Tourette's Disorder, particularly when a patient has not responded to or cannot tolerate other medications. **What is pimozide?** It is a neuroleptic drug that was developed at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1963 and was approved by the FDA for Tourette's in 1984 under the Orphan Drug Act.
