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Asenapine is an atypical antipsychotic used to treat patients with bipolar I disorder and patients with schizophrenia. Asenapine also belongs to the dibenzo-oxepino pyrrole class.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Asenapine is an atypical antipsychotic multireceptor neuroleptic drug which shows strong 5HT2A (serotonin) and D2 (dopamine) receptor antagonism, which has been shown to enhance dopamine (DA) and acetylcholine (Ach) efflux in rat brains. Asenapine may improve cognitive function and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.
- Primary indication
- Used for treatment in psychosis, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, manic disorders, and bipolar disorders as monotherapy or in combination.Curator reviewed · 6 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C17H16ClNO · 285.77 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2021 · United States, 2009 · European Union, 2016
- Code names
- ORG-5222
- Brand names
- Saphris
- Secuado
- Sycrest
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