Discovery research and development history of the dopamine D2 receptor partial agonists, aripiprazole and brexpiprazole

Abstract Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. successfully developed the first dopamine D2 receptor partial agonist approved for schizophrenia, the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify®). The drug was approved for this indication in the United States in 2002 and has received approval in the United States,...

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Main Authors: Tetsuro Kikuchi, Kenji Maeda, Mikio Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Hirose, Takashi Futamura, Robert D. McQuade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.12180