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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Piperazines > Aripiprazole
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Quinolines > Quinolones > Aripiprazole

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Aripiprazole  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 7-(4-(4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1-piperazinyl)butyloxy)-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinone
  • Aripiprazol

Scope note

  • A piperazine and quinolone derivative that is used primarily as an antipsychotic agent. It is a partial agonist of SEROTONIN RECEPTOR, 5-HT1A and DOPAMINE D2 RECEPTORS, where it also functions as a post-synaptic antagonist, and an antagonist of SEROTONIN RECEPTOR, 5-HT2A. It is used for the treatment of SCHIZOPHRENIA and BIPOLAR DISORDER, and as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of depression.

History note

  • 2016 (1995)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068180

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