niaprazine
Sign in to saveNiaprazine (INN; brand name Nopron) is a sedative-hypnotic drug of the phenylpiperazine group. It has been used in the treatment of sleep disturbances since the early 1970s in several European countries including France, Italy, and Luxembourg. It is commonly used with children and adolescents on account of its favorable safety and tolerability profile and lack of abuse potential.
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{{Drugbox | IUPAC_name = N-{4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin- 1-yl]butan- 2-yl}pyridine- 3-carboxamide | image = Niaprazine.svg | image_class = skin-invert-image | width = 250px
| tradename = Nopron | Drugs.com = | pregnancy_category = | legal_status = Rx-only | routes_of_administration = Oral | class = Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor antagonist; α1-Adrenergic receptor antagonist
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