Rapastinel
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| Other names | GLYX-13; BV-102 | 
| Routes of administration | Intravenous | 
| Drug class | Selective NMDA receptor modulator | 
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| Formula | C18H31N5O6 | 
| Molar mass | 413.475 g·mol−1 | 
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Rapastinel (INN) (former developmental code name GLYX-13) is a novel antidepressant that was under development by Allergan (previously Naurex) as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression. It is a centrally active, intravenously administered (non-orally active) amidated tetrapeptide that acts as a novel and selective modulator of the NMDA receptor. The drug is a rapid-acting and long-lasting antidepressant as well as robust cognitive enhancer by virtue of its ability to enhance NMDA receptor-mediated signal transduction and synaptic plasticity.