LP18096-5
Pimozide
Active
Description
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) Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Pimozide
- Part Display Name
- Pimozide
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Pimozide
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 哌迷清 Synonyms: 匹莫齐特; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Primozide |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Pimosiid |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Pimozida |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Pimozide |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Pimozid |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Пимозид |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | pimozide |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Primozide |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Pimozide |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πιμοζίδη Synonyms: Πιμοζίδη |
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