Clomacran

Clomacran
Clinical data
Trade namesDevryl, Olaxin,[1] Develar[2][3]
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Identifiers
  • 3-(2-Chloro-9,10-dihydroacridin-9-yl)-N,N-dimethylpropan-1-amine
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H21ClN2
Molar mass300.83 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Density1.120 g/cm3 g/cm3 [1]
  • CN(C)CCCC1C2=CC=CC=C2NC3=C1C=C(C=C3)Cl
  • InChI=1S/C18H21ClN2/c1-21(2)11-5-7-14-15-6-3-4-8-17(15)20-18-10-9-13(19)12-16(14)18/h3-4,6,8-10,12,14,20H,5,7,11H2,1-2H3 checkY
  • Key:JFRLWWDJCFYFSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

Clomacran is an antipsychotic drug of the dihydroacridine class, developed in the 1970s[2] by the pharmaceutical company Smith, Kline & French (now GlaxoSmithKline) under the brand names Devryl and Olaxin.[1]

It was used to treat schizophrenia in the 1970s.[6] It was withdrawn from the market in the UK, due to liver toxicity, in 1982.[4][7][8]

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  5. ^ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ Pecknold JC, Ban TA, Lehmann HE, Climan M (June 1975). "Clomacran in the treatment of schizophrenic patients: a comparison of two assessment methods". International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmacy. 11 (4): 299–303. PMID 1099021.
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  8. ^ Andrews EB, Moore N, eds. (2014). Mann's Pharmacovigilance (1st ed.). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118820186. ISBN 978-0-470-67104-7.