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mesoridazine

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Also known as NC-123, TPS-23, thioridazine thiomethyl sulfoxide, thioridazine-2-sulfoxide, 10-[2-(1-methyl-2-piperidyl)ethyl]-2-(methylsulfinyl)phenothiazine, 2-methanesulfinyl-10-[2-(1-methyl-piperidin-2-yl)-ethyl]-10H-phenothiazine, 10-[2-(1-methyl-2-piperidyl)ethyl]-2-methylsulfinyl phenothiazine

Mesoridazine (Serentil) is a phenothiazine class drug that is used in the treatment of schizophrenia. It is one of the active metabolites of thioridazine. The drug's name is derived from the methylsulfoxy and piperidine functional groups in its chemical structure.

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Mesoridazine (Serentil) is a phenothiazine class drug that is used in the treatment of schizophrenia. It is one of the active metabolites of thioridazine. The drug's name is derived from the methylsulfoxy and piperidine functional groups in its chemical structure.

It has central antiadrenergic, antidopaminergic, antiserotonergic and weak muscarinic anticholinergic effects.

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