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Preferred Name

Fluphenazine Decanoate
Synonyms

Fluphenazine Decanoate

FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE

Flufenazine Decanoate

Definitions

The decanoate salt form of fluphenazine, a phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity. Fluphenazine decanoate exerts its actions by blocking postsynaptic dopamine D2 receptors in the limbic, cortical system and basal ganglia. This prevents the actions of dopamine, thereby reducing the hallucinations and delusions that are associated with schizophrenia.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47996

CAS_Registry

5002-47-1

Chemical_Formula

C32H44F3N3O2S

code

C47996

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The decanoate salt form of fluphenazine, a phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity. Fluphenazine decanoate exerts its actions by blocking postsynaptic dopamine D2 receptors in the limbic, cortical system and basal ganglia. This prevents the actions of dopamine, thereby reducing the hallucinations and delusions that are associated with schizophrenia.

FDA_UNII_Code

FMU62K1L3C

FULL_SYN

Fluphenazine Decanoate

FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE

Flufenazine Decanoate

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47536

label

Fluphenazine Decanoate

Legacy Concept Name

Fluphenazine_Decanoate

NSC Number

169510

Preferred_Name

Fluphenazine Decanoate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C47996

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0060580

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29710

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