PF-184563 is a potent, selective non-peptidic antagonist of the V1a receptor.[1] The compound was discovered by Pfizer in its Sandwich, Kent research center, as a potential treatment for dysmenorrhoea, an indication for which V1a antagonists have shown efficacy.[2]
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