<p>Chlorpromazine should never be used in the following circumstances:</p>

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	<li>Circulatory collapse.</li>
	<li>CNS depression, e.g. coma or drug intoxication.</li>
	<li>Previous history of a hypersensitivity reaction (e.g. jaundice or blood dyscrasia) to phenothiazines, especially chlorpromazine itself, or to any of the excipients contained in the tablets or injection.</li>
	<li>Bone marrow depression.</li>
	<li>Phaeochromocytoma.</li>
	<li>Hepatic failure or active hepatic disease.</li>
	<li>Chlorpromazine Injection contains sodium metabisulfite and sodium sulfite and may cause allergic-type reactions including anaphylactic symptoms and asthmatic episodes in susceptible people.</li>
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