zotepine
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Zotepine is an atypical antipsychotic drug indicated for acute and chronic schizophrenia. It has been used in Germany since 1990 (although it has been discontinued in Germany) and Japan since 1982.
Research
319 papers- Zotepine for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2000
- Zotepine for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2006
- Zotepine versus other atypical antipsychotics for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010
- Safety evaluation of zotepine for the treatment of schizophrenia.Expert opinion on drug safety · 2010
- Comparative efficacy and tolerability of 32 oral antipsychotics for the acute treatment of adults with multi-episode schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Lancet (London, England) · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 331.079763
- Has use
- medication
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- defined daily dose
- 0.2
- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₈ClNOS
- canonical SMILES
- CN(C)CCOC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2SC3=C1C=C(C=C3)Cl
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- zotepine
- subject has role
- antipsychotics
- medical condition treated
- schizophrenia
- physically interacts with
- solute carrier family 6 member 4
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- Zotepine
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Zotepine is an atypical antipsychotic drug indicated for acute and chronic schizophrenia. It has been used in Germany since 1990 (although it has been discontinued in Germany) and Japan since 1982.
Zotepine is not approved for use in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada or New Zealand.
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