Lorpiprazole

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Lorpiprazole
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: uncontrolled
Identifiers
  • (5aR,8aS)-3-(2-{4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperazin-1-yl}ethyl)-5,5a,6,7,8,8a-hexahydrocyclopenta[3,4]pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazole
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H26F3N5
Molar mass405.469 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • FC(F)(F)c1cc(ccc1)N5CCN(CCc4nnc2n4C[C@@H]3CCC[C@H]23)CC5

Lorpiprazole (INN) (brand name Normarex) is a marketed anxiolytic drug of the phenylpiperazine group.[1][2][3] It has been described as a serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) in the same group as trazodone, nefazodone, and etoperidone.[3]

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  1. ^ Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 742–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. ^ Negwer M, Scharnow HG (2001). Organic-Chemical Drugs and Their Synonyms. Vol. 1–6 (8th ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-30247-6.
  3. ^ a b Fagiolini A, Comandini A, Catena Dell'Osso M, Kasper S (December 2012). "Rediscovering trazodone for the treatment of major depressive disorder". CNS Drugs. 26 (12): 1033–49. doi:10.1007/s40263-012-0010-5. PMC 3693429. PMID 23192413.