Term Name: | paliperidone |
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Synonyms: | (+-)-paliperidone, (RS)-paliperidone, 9-hydroxy-risperidone, 9-Hydroxyrisperidone, 9-OH-risperidone, Invega, paliperidone, R 76477, R-76477, rac-3-{2-[4-(6-fluoro-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethyl}-9-hydroxy-2-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one, rac-paliperidone, racemic paliperidone, Ro-76477, RO76477 |
Definition: | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-paliperidone. Paliperidone is the primary active metabolite of the older antipsychotic risperidone and is used for treatment of schizophrenia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:82978] ( EBI ) |