Biochem/Physiol
Actions | Iloperidone is a member of the class of piperidines that is the 4-acetyl-2-methoxyphenyl ether of 3-(piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-ol which is substituted at position 4 of the piperidine ring by a 6-fluoro-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl group. A member of the group of second generation antipsychotics (also known as an atypical antipsychotics), it is used for the treatment of schizophrenia. It has a role as a serotonergic antagonist, a dopaminergic antagonist and a second generation antipsychotic. It is a monoamine, an organofluorine compound, a tertiary amino compound, a methyl ketone, a member of 1,2-benzoxazoles, a member of piperidines, an aromatic ether and an aromatic ketone. |
