Alizapride

Alizapride
Clinical data
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administration
Oral, IM, IV
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Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life3 hours
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • N-[(1-Allylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl]-6-methoxy-1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole-5-carboxamide
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ECHA InfoCard100.056.082 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H21N5O2
Molar mass315.377 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C=CCN1CCCC1CNC(=O)c3cc2nn[nH]c2cc3OC
  • InChI=1S/C16H21N5O2/c1-3-6-21-7-4-5-11(21)10-17-16(22)12-8-13-14(19-20-18-13)9-15(12)23-2/h3,8-9,11H,1,4-7,10H2,2H3,(H,17,22)(H,18,19,20) checkY
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Alizapride (Litican, Plitican, Superan, Vergentan) is a dopamine antagonist with prokinetic and antiemetic effects used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting, including postoperative nausea and vomiting. It is structurally related to metoclopramide and other benzamides.[1]

  1. ^ Ballatori E, Roila F (September 2003). "Impact of nausea and vomiting on quality of life in cancer patients during chemotherapy". Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 1: 46. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-1-46. PMC 212194. PMID 14521717.