Zotepine

Zotepine
Clinical data
Trade namesZoleptil
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability7–13% (oral)
MetabolismN-desmethylation to norzotepine (30-40%)
Elimination half-life13.7–15.9 hours, 12 hours (Norzotepine)
Excretion17% (Urine)
Identifiers
  • 2-(3-chlorobenzo[b][1]benzothiepin-5-yl)oxy-N,N-dimethylethanamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
PDB ligand
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.189.143
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H18ClNOS
Molar mass331.86 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Clc2cc1C(/OCCN(C)C)=C\c3c(Sc1cc2)cccc3
  • InChI=1S/C18H18ClNOS/c1-20(2)9-10-21-16-11-13-5-3-4-6-17(13)22-18-8-7-14(19)12-15(16)18/h3-8,11-12H,9-10H2,1-2H3 Y
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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.