Raclopride



Raclopride
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3,5-dichloro-N-[(1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl]-
2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-benzamide
Identifiers
CAS number 84225-95-6
ATC code  ?
PubChem 3033769
Chemical data
O3 
Mol. mass 347.236 g/mol
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Therapeutic considerations
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Raclopride is a synthetic compound that acts on a subset of antagonist. It can thus be used as a neuroleptic agent to treat schizophrenia. It can be radiolabelled and used in PET scanning to assess the degree of dopamine binding