Pipamperone

Pipamperone
Clinical data
Trade namesDipiperon
Other namesCarpiperone, floropipamide, fluoropipamide, floropipamide hydrochloride (JAN), McN-JR 3345; R-3345
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Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life17-22 hours
Duration of action0.5-1 hour
Identifiers
  • 1-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]-4-piperidin-1-ylpiperidine-4-carboxamide
CAS Number
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.119.828
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H30FN3O2
Molar mass375.488 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Fc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)CCCN3CCC(C(=O)N)(N2CCCCC2)CC3
  • InChI=1S/C21H30FN3O2/c22-18-8-6-17(7-9-18)19(26)5-4-12-24-15-10-21(11-16-24,20(23)27)25-13-2-1-3-14-25/h6-9H,1-5,10-16H2,(H2,23,27) Y
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Pipamperone (INN, USAN, BAN), sold under the brand name Dipiperon, is a typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone family used in the treatment of schizophrenia and as a sleep aid for depression. It is or has been marketed under brand names including Dipiperon, Dipiperal, Piperonil, Piperonyl, and Propitan. Pipamperone was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1961, and entered clinical trials in the United States in 1963.