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Preferred term

Pimozide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A diphenylbutylpiperidine that is effective as an antipsychotic agent and as an alternative to HALOPERIDOL for the suppression of vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette syndrome. Although the precise mechanism of action is unknown, blockade of postsynaptic dopamine receptors has been postulated. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p403)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1HIZ4DL86F
  • 2062-78-4 (Pimozide)
  • 2H-Benzimidazol-2-one, 1-(1-(4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl)-4-piperidinyl)-1,3-dihydro-

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  • French

  • 1HIZ4DL86F
  • 2062-78-4 (Pimozide)
  • 2H-Benzimidazol-2-one, 1-(1-(4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl)-4-piperidinyl)-1,3-dihydro-

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H53M5J46-7

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