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4818 Pimozide
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Properties

Background

Brown
Bottle

Red
Cap

Blue
Syringe

Yellow
Bubbles
No
Drops
No
Label
Cross

Chemistry

Formula
C28H29F2N3O
Carbon
28
Polarity
Neutral

Pimozide (sold under the brand name Orap) is an antipsychotic drug of the diphenylbutylpiperidine class. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1963. It has a high potency compared to chlorpromazine (ratio 50-70:1). On a weight basis it is even more potent than haloperidol. It also has special neurologic indications for Tourette syndrome and resistant tics. The side effects include akathisia, tardive dyskinesia, and, more rarely, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and prolongation of the QT interval.

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