| Descriptor English: | Clopenthixol | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Clopentixol                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Clopentixol | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Clopenthixol | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Cisordinol Zuclopenthixol alpha Clopenthixol alpha-Clopenthixol  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D02.886.952.305 D03.633.300.953.704.269  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003006 | ||||
| Scope note: | A thioxanthene with therapeutic actions similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics. It is an antagonist at D1 and D2 dopamine receptors. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Antipsychotic Agents Dopamine Antagonists  | 
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| Registry Number: | 982-24-1 | ||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 1-Piperazineethanol, 4-(3-(2-chloro-9H-thioxanthen-9-ylidene)propyl)- | ||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under THIOXANTHENES 1975-90; was see under TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1967-74 | 
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| History Note: | 91(63); was see under THIOXANTHENES 1975-90; was see under TRANQUILIZING AGENTS 1967-74 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 3031 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D003006 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/28 | 
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]Heterocyclic Compounds 
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                        Clopenthixol                                            
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                        Zuclopenthixol                                            
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                        Cisordinol                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0004622 | 
                                
| Scope note | A thioxanthene with therapeutic actions similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics. It is an antagonist at D1 and D2 dopamine receptors. | 
| Preferred term | Clopenthixol | 
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0004623 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Zuclopenthixol | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            alpha Clopenthixol                                                 alpha-Clopenthixol  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0004621 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Cisordinol | 
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