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. 2006 Feb:39 Suppl 1:S21-5.
doi: 10.1055/s-2006-931485.

Aripiprazole: pharmacodynamics of a dopamine partial agonist for the treatment of schizophrenia

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Aripiprazole: pharmacodynamics of a dopamine partial agonist for the treatment of schizophrenia

G Gründer et al. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Aripiprazole is the first approved atypical antipsychotic with a mechanism of action that exerts a partial agonism with high affinity at Dopamin D2- and Serotonin-5-HT1A-receptors as well as an antagonism at Serotonin-5-HT2A-receptors. Aripiprazole provides good clinical effectiveness and a favorable profile of safety and tolerability. The special pharmacodynamics of aripiprazole are described herein.

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