Benperidol
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Benperidol
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 1-[1-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-butyl]-4-piperidyl]-3H-benzoimidazol-2-one | |
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| ATC code | ? |
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| Formula | C22H24FN3O2 |
| Mol. mass | 381.443g/mol |
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| Bioavailability | ? |
| Metabolism | ? |
| Half life | ? |
| Excretion | ? |
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| Routes | Oral |
Benperidol is a drug which is a butyrophenone derivative. It is an antipsychotic, which can be used for the treatment of schizophrenia[1], but it is primarily used to control deviant, antisocial hypersexual behaviour[2], and is sometimes prescribed to sex offenders as a condition of their parole, as an alternative to anti-androgen drugs such as cyproterone.[3]
Benperidol was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1961.
[edit] References
- ^ Bobon J, Collard J, Lecoq R, Benperidol and promazine: a "double blind" comparative study in mental geriatrics, Acta Neurol Belg. 1963 Oct;63:839-43.
- ^ British National Formulary (49th), British Medical Association 2005 p 183
- ^ Murray MA, Bancroft JH, Anderson DC, Tennent TG, Carr PJ., Endocrine changes in male sexual deviants after treatment with anti-androgens, oestrogens or tranquillizers, Journal of Endocrinology. 1975 Nov;67(2):179-88.
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