risperidonen.
/rᵻsˈpɛrᵻdəʊn/, U.S. /rəˈspɛrəˌdoʊn/, /ˌriˈspɛrəˌdoʊn/ Pharmacology.
A drug that is a combined serotonin and dopamine receptor antagonist, used in the treatment of psychotic disorders.Risperidone is a heterocyclic compound based on a benzene-fused isoxazole ring with a side chain containing a piperidine group. Chemical formula: C23H27FN4O2.
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tranquillizer1800
thioxanthene1911
phenothiazine1940
piperoxan1950
fluphenazine1959
Melleril1959
thioridazine1959
methotrimeprazine1960
thiothixene1965
molindone1967
pimozide1968
risperidone1988
1988 A. A. Megens et al. in Psychopharmacology 95 493 Risperidone, a new antipsychotic agent, was studied for its effects on spontaneous motor activity in rats in comparison with haloperidol.
1992 Time 6 July 57/3 Janssen Pharmaceutica..is in the lead with risperidone, a drug that so far appears to be safer than clozapine and works in the same way.
2004 Independent 29 July 37/4 National Health doctors..were not keeping abreast of the new improved generation of anti-psychotic drugs specifically directed at schizophrenics whose condition had proved resistant to conventional drugs such as Risperidone.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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