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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C21H32Cl2N4O
Molecular Weight 427.411
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CARIPRAZINE

SMILES

CN(C)C(=O)N[C@H]1CC[C@H](CCN2CCN(CC2)C3=CC=CC(Cl)=C3Cl)CC1

InChI

InChIKey=KPWSJANDNDDRMB-QAQDUYKDSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H32Cl2N4O/c1-25(2)21(28)24-17-8-6-16(7-9-17)10-11-26-12-14-27(15-13-26)19-5-3-4-18(22)20(19)23/h3-5,16-17H,6-15H2,1-2H3,(H,24,28)/t16-,17-

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Description

Cariprazine is an antipsychotic approved by FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. The drug has a unique clinical action which is explained by its ability to act on dopamine D3 receptors. Pharmacology studies revealed that cariprazine is a dual partial agonist of dopamine D2 and D3 receptors as well as serotonin 5HT1a, 2a and 2b receptors.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.49 nM [Ki]
0.085 nM [Ki]
2.6 nM [Ki]
18.8 nM [Ki]
0.58 nM [Ki]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
VRAYLAR
Primary
VRAYLAR

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
10.2 ng/mL
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
22.7 ng/mL
6 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
28.8 ng/mL
9 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
156 ng × h/mL
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
358 ng × h/mL
6 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
466 ng × h/mL
9 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
68.4 h
3 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
44.3 h
6 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens
31.6 h
9 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
9%
unknown, unknown
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE plasma
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Tox targets

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
The recommended dose is from 1.5 mg to 6 mg/day (schizophrenia) and 3 mg to 6 mg/day (bipolar mania).
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Rat striatal and hippocampal membrane preparation were treated with a range of cariprazine concentrations from 0.1 nM to 0.1 mM to study [35S]GTPgammaS binding.