Perathiepin is a
neuroleptic drug
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of the
tricyclic family which was developed in the 1960s but was never marketed. In animal studies it was found to possess
central depressant,
antihistamine
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,
antiserotonergic
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Types
5-HT2A antagonists
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, and
analgesic
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effects.
See also
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Clorotepine
Clorotepine (; brand names Clotepin, Clopiben), also known as octoclothepin or octoclothepine, is an antipsychotic of the tricyclic group which was derived from perathiepin in 1965 and marketed in the Czech Republic by Spofa in or around 1971 fo ...
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Metitepine
Metitepine (; developmental code names Ro 8-6837 (maleate), VUFB-6276 (mesylate)), also known as methiothepin, is a drug described as a "psychotropic agent" of the tricyclic compound, tricyclic group which was never marketed. It acts as a binding ...
References
{{Tricyclics
Antipsychotics
Dibenzothiepines
Diphenylethylpiperazines