Term Name: paliperidone
Synonyms: (+-)-paliperidone, (RS)-paliperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, 9-Hydroxyrisperidone, 9-OH-risperidone, Invega, paliperidone, R 76477, R-76477, rac-3-{2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethyl}-9-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one, rac-paliperidone, racemic paliperidone, Ro-76477, RO76477
Definition: A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-paliperidone. Paliperidone is the primary active metabolite of the older antipsychotic risperidone and is used for treatment of schizophrenia.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:82978]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: racemate
has_part: (R)-paliperidone (S)-paliperidone
has_role: alpha-adrenergic antagonist dopaminergic antagonist drug metabolite H1-receptor antagonist neuroprotective agent psychotropic drug second generation antipsychotic serotonergic antagonist