Pipamperone

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Pipamperone
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 1'-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxobutyl]-1,4'-bipiperidine-4'-carboxamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.119.828 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H30FN3O2
Molar mass375.480 g/mol g·mol−1

Pipamperone is an antipsychotic drug (a butyrophenone derivative) used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Pipamperone is known to the general public under the marketed brand name Dipiperon. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1960.

References

  • Fouks, Mathis, Gilbert, Ferragu, Houssait, Lerno, Treatment of character disorders with a new butyrophenone: R. 3345 or pipamperone, Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 1966 Dec;124(5):677-81.
  • Deberdt R., Pipamperone (Dipiperon) in the treatment of behaviour disorders. A large-scale multicentre evaluation, Acta Psychiatr Belg. 1976 Jan-Feb;76(1):157-66.