Specific serotonin (5HT2)-receptor antagonist. Prepn: J. Vandenbeck et al., EP 13612; eidem, US 4335127 (1980, 1982 both to Janssen). X-ray structure: O. M. Peeters et al., Cryst. Struct. Commun. 11, 375 (1982). Receptor binding profile: J. E. Leysen et al., Life Sci. 28, 1015 (1981). Pharmacology: J. M. Van Neuten et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 218, 217 (1981). HPLC determn in plasma: A. T. Kacprowicz et al., J. Chromatogr. 272, 417 (1983). Clinical efficacy in intermittent claudication: J. De Cree et al., Lancet 2, 775 (1984); in Raynaud's phenomenon: J. R. Seibold, A. H. M. Jageneau, Arthritis Rheum. 27, 139 (1984); in hypertension: A. Amery et al., J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. 6, 182 (1984). Series of articles on pharmacology and clinical studies: ibid. 7, Suppl. 7, S1-S182 (1985); on pharmacokinetics and metabolism: Arzneim.-Forsch. 38, 775-800 (1988). Review of pharmacology and clinical efficacy in hypertension and vascular disease: R. N. Brogden, E. M. Sorkin, Drugs 40, 903-949 (1990).
Antihypertensive.
Antihypertensive; Serotonin Receptor Antagonist