Zuclopenthixol

BeschreibungZuclopenthixol is a kind of antipsychotic agent. It is a thioxanthene-based neuroleptic with in vivo action similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics through antagonizing D1 and D2 dopamine receptors. It has three major formulations form including zuclopenthixol decanoate, zuclopenthixol acetate, and zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride. It can be used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania. Besides antagonizing the D1 and D2 dopamine receptors, Zuclopenthixol can also take effect through antagonizing alpha1-adrenergic and 5-HT2 receptors. It can also weakly block the histamine H1 receptor.

VerwendenZuclopenthixol is an anti-psychotic drug. It is an inhibitor of coxsackievirus B3. Also, it is an intermediate used in the synthesis of Zuclopenthixol Decanoate (Z701490), which is used in the maintenance treatment of chronic schizophrenic patients. It is one of the three distinct formulations of Zuclopenthixol namely, zuclopenthixol dihydrochloride, zuclopenthixol acetate or Acuphase and zuclopenthixol decanoate.