Description
Iloperidoneisabenzisoxazolephenylethanonesecond-generationantipsychoticusedtotreatschizophrenia.IloperidoneinhibitsD2receptorsand5-HT2Areceptors,resultinginfewerextrapyramidalsymptomsthanfirst-generationantipsychotics.ThiscompoundmayinhibitK+repolarization(hERG)channels,prolongingtheQTintervalandinducingventriculartachyarrhythmia.
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