Fluspirilene

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IUPAC_name = 8- [4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl] -1-phenyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro [4.5] decan-4-one

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CAS_number = 1841-19-6
ATC_prefix = N05
ATC_suffix = AG01
PubChem = 3396
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C=29 | H=31 | F=2 | N=3 | O=1
molecular_weight = 475.573 g/mol
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routes_of_administration = IM

Fluspirilene is a diphenylbutylpiperidine antipsychotic drug, used for the treatment of schizophrenia. It is administered intramuscularly.

It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1963.

References

* van Epen JH, Experience with fluspirilene (R 6218), a long-acting neuroleptic, Psychiatr Neurol Neurochir. 1970 Jul-Aug;73(4):277-84.
* Janssen PA, Niemegeers CJ, Schellekens KH, Lenaerts FM, Verbruggen FJ, van Nueten JM, Marsboom RH, Herin VV, Schaper WK., The pharmacology of fluspirilene (R 6218), a potent, long-acting and injectable neuroleptic drug, Arzneimittelforschung. 1970 Nov;20(11):1689-98.