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Biological Activity:
Dopamine D2 receptor antagonist and α1 adrenoceptor antagonist; an antidopaminergic drug used as an antiemetic and antipsychotic; also often used for neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia and sedation in intensive-care treatment.
References: online
S Purhonen et al. Comparison of tropisetron, droperidol, and saline in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after gynecologic surgery. Anesth Analg 1997, 84(3), 662-667. [online]
SJ Wang et al. Droperidol treatment of status migrainosus and refractory migraine. Headache 1997, 37(6), 377-382. [online]
M Koivuranta et al. The antiemetic efficacy of a combination of ondansetron and droperidol. Anaesthesia 1997, 52(9), 863-868. [online]
Chemical Name: 1-{1-[4-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-4-oxo-butyl]-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridin-4-yl}-1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one
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