Bromperidol

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IUPAC_name = "4- [4-(4-bromophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-piperidyl] -1-(4-fluorophenyl)butan-1-one"

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CAS_number = 10457-90-6
ChemSpiderID = 2354
ATC_prefix = N05
ATC_suffix = AD06
PubChem = 2448
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C=21 | H=23 | Br=1 | F=1 | N=1 | O=2
molecular_weight = 420.315 g/mol
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routes_of_administration = Oral

Bromperidol (Bromidol) is a drug which is a butyrophenone derivative. It is a potent and long-acting neuroleptic, used as an antipsychotic in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Bromperidol was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1966.

ee also

* Decanoate

References

* Poldinger W, Bures E, Haage H, Clinical study with bromperidol, a new butyrophenone derivative, Int Pharmacopsychiatry. 1977;12(1):20-4.
* Dubinsky B, McGuire JL, Niemegeers CJ, Janssen PA, Weintraub HS, McKenzie BE, Bromperidol, a new butyrophenone neuroleptic: a review, Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1982;78(1):1-7.