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Sultopride (trade names Barnetil, Barnotil, Topral) is an atypical antipsychotic of the benzamide chemical class used in Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong for the treatment of schizophrenia. It was launched by Sanofi-Aventis in 1976. Sultopride acts as a selective D2 and D3 receptor antagonist. It has also been shown to have clinically relevant affinity for the GHB receptor as well, a property it shares in common with amisulpride and sulpiride.

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Has part
carbon
Mass
354.161
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chemical formula
C₁₇H₂₆N₂O₄S
canonical SMILES
CCN1CCCC1CNC(=O)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)S(=O)(=O)CC)OC
Commons category
Sultopride
subject has role
dopamine antagonist
MCN code
2933.99.43
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Sultopride (trade names Barnetil, Barnotil, Topral) is an atypical antipsychotic of the benzamide chemical class used in Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong for the treatment of schizophrenia. It was launched by Sanofi-Aventis in 1976. Sultopride acts as a selective D2 and D3 receptor antagonist. It has also been shown to have clinically relevant affinity for the GHB receptor as well, a property it shares in common with amisulpride and sulpiride.

== Pharmacology == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Sultopride !Site !Ki !Species !Ref |- |D2 |1.6 |Human | |- |D3 |3.8 |Human | |}

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