Zuclopenthixol

Zuclopenthixol
Clinical data
Trade namesClopixol
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Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration		Oral, IM
Drug classTypical antipsychotic
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)[1]
  • BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)[2]
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability49% (oral)
Protein binding98%
MetabolismLiver (CYP2D6 and CYP3A4-mediated)
Elimination half-life20 hours (oral), 19 days (IM)
ExcretionFeces
Identifiers
  • cis-(Z)-2-(4-(3-(2-chloro-9H-thioxanthen-9-ylidene)propyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethanol
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ECHA InfoCard100.053.398 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H25ClN2OS
Molar mass400.97 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Clc2cc1C(\c3c(Sc1cc2)cccc3)=C/CCN4CCN(CCO)CC4
  • InChI=1S/C22H25ClN2OS/c23-17-7-8-22-20(16-17)18(19-4-1-2-6-21(19)27-22)5-3-9-24-10-12-25(13-11-24)14-15-26/h1-2,4-8,16,26H,3,9-15H2/b18-5- checkY
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Zuclopenthixol (brand names Cisordinol, Clopixol and others), also known as zuclopentixol, is a medication used to treat schizophrenia and other psychoses. It is classed, pharmacologically, as a typical antipsychotic. Chemically it is a thioxanthene. It is the cis-isomer of clopenthixol (Sordinol, Ciatyl).[3] Clopenthixol was introduced in 1961, while zuclopenthixol was introduced in 1978.

Zuclopenthixol is a D1 and D2 antagonist, α1-adrenergic and 5-HT2 antagonist.[4] While it is approved for use in Australia, Canada, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the UK it is not approved for use in the United States.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Clopixol (Zuclopenthixol Hydrochloride) Film-coated tablets". Australian Product Information. Australia: The Therapeutics Goods Administration. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  2. ^ 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 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ Sneader, Walter (2005). Drug discovery: a history. New York: Wiley. p. 410. ISBN 0-471-89980-1. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  4. ^ Christensen AV, Arnt J, Hyttel J, Larsen JJ, Svendsen O (April 1984). "Pharmacological effects of a specific dopamine D-1 antagonist SCH 23390 in comparison with neuroleptics". Life Sciences. 34 (16): 1529–1540. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(84)90607-6. PMID 6144029.
  5. ^ Green AI, Noordsy DL, Brunette MF, O'Keefe C (January 2008). "Substance abuse and schizophrenia: pharmacotherapeutic intervention". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 34 (1): 61–71. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2007.01.008. PMC 2930488. PMID 17574793.
  6. ^ Sweetman, Sean C., ed. (2009). "Anxiolytic Sedatives Hypnotics and Antipsychotics". Martindale: The complete drug reference (36th ed.). London: Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 1040–1. ISBN 978-0-85369-840-1.