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Pipamperone


Pipamperone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-butyl]-4-(1-piperidyl)piperidine-4-carboxamide
Identifiers
CAS number	?
ATC code	N05AD05
PubChem	4830
Chemical data
Formula	C₂₁H₃₀F N₃O₂
Mol. mass	375.480 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	?
Metabolism	?
Half life	?
Excretion	?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status
Routes	Oral

Pipamperone is an antipsychotic drug (a butyrophenone derivative) used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Pipamperone is known to the general public under the marketed brand name Dipiperon®.

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Pipamperone was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1960.

References

Fouks, Mathis, Gilbert, Ferragu, Houssait, Lerno, Treatment of character disorders with a new butyrophenone: R. 3345 or pipamperone, Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 1966 Dec;124(5):677-81.
Deberdt R., Pipamperone (Dipiperon) in the treatment of behaviour disorders. A large-scale multicentre evaluation, Acta Psychiatr Belg. 1976 Jan-Feb;76(1):157-66.

Category: Typical antipsychotics