Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Penfluridol Description





CAS Number:      26864-56-2
Molecular Weight:     523.97
Molecular Formula:    C28H27ClF5NO
Solubility:      Soluble to 32 mg/mL in DMSO; Insoluble in water
Storage:   Store at 4° C
Penfluridol is a awful potent, aboriginal bearing diphenylbutylpiperidine antipsychotic. It was apparent at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1968. Related to added diphenylbutylpiperidine antipsychotics, pimozide and fluspirilene, penfluridol has an acutely continued abolishment half-life and its furnishings endure for abounding canicule afterwards individual articulate dose. Its antipsychotic potency, in agreement of dosage bare to aftermath commensurable effects, is agnate to both haloperidol and pimozide. It is alone hardly sedative, but generally causes extrapyramidal side-effects, such as akathisia, dyskinesiae and pseudo-Parkinsonism. Penfluridol is adumbrated for antipsychotic analysis of abiding schizophrenia and agnate certifiable disorders, it is, however, like a lot of archetypal antipsychotics, getting more replaced by the aberant antipsychotics. Due to its acutely abiding effects, it is generally assigned to be taken orally as tablets alone already a anniversary (q 7 days). The once-weekly dosage is usually 10–60 mg.

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