BL-1020

BL-1020 (perphenazine 4-aminobutanoate) is an investigational orally-active antipsychotic for the possible treatment of schizophrenia, it's an ester of GABA and perphenazine, and pharmacologically it acts as a D2 antagonist and GABA agonist. It has shown pro-cognitive effects in the trials.[1] In March 2013, it went into the II/III trial phase.[2] It has been introduced by BioLineRx, a biopharmaceutical development company.

BL-1020
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H33ClN4O2S
Molar mass489.08 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

References

  1. Geffen Y, Keefe R, Rabinowitz J, Anand R, Davidson M (September 2012). "Bl-1020, a new γ-aminobutyric acid-enhanced antipsychotic: results of 6-week, randomized, double-blind, controlled, efficacy and safety study". The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 73 (9): e1168-74. doi:10.4088/jcp.12m07642. PMID 23059159.
  2. Biolinerx (Jan 7, 2013). "BioLineRx to Announce Interim Results of Phase II/III Trial for Schizophrenia Drug during week of March 18, 2013". Biolinerx. Archived from the original on 2013-03-03.
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