Fluspirilene

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Fluspirilene
Systematic (IUPAC) name
8-[4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-1-phenyl-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decan-4-one
Identifiers
CAS number 1841-19-6
ATC code N05AG01
PubChem 3396
Chemical data
Formula C29H31F2N3O 
Mol. mass 475.573 g/mol
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℞-only(US)
Routes 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.


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