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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C18H19ClN4.ClH
Molecular Weight 363.284
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of CLOZAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CN1CCN(CC1)C2=NC3=CC(Cl)=CC=C3NC4=CC=CC=C24

InChI

InChIKey=ARWPDHKDEREYEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C18H19ClN4.ClH/c1-22-8-10-23(11-9-22)18-14-4-2-3-5-15(14)20-16-7-6-13(19)12-17(16)21-18;/h2-7,12,20H,8-11H2,1H3;1H

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Description

Clozapine was discovered in 1958 by an anesthetist and now it is used for the treatment of schizophrenia. Although the exact mechanism of its action is unknown, the effect of clozapine on schizophrenia is associated with inhibition of dopamine D2 and serotonin 2A receptors.

CNS Activity

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
160.0 nM [Ki]
5.4 nM [Ki]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
CLOZARIL

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
319 ng/mL
100 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
98 nM
12.5 mg single, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1348 nM × h
12.5 mg single, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
12 h
100 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
18.6 h
12.5 mg single, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3%
100 mg 2 times / day steady-state, oral
CLOZAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Tox targets

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Start with 12.5 mg once daily or twice daily, then increase the total daily dosage in increments of 25 mg to 50 mg per day (if well-tolerated) in order to reach 300 mg to 450 mg per day, in divided doses, by the end of 2 weeks.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The effects of antipsychotic medication on the energy metabolism of OLN-93 cells were analyzed by adding a vehicle (0.01% HCl, same dissolving solution used to solubilize the antipsychotics), 1 or 10 ug/ml of clozapine to the cell culture for 6 or 24 h.