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2-Methylthio-6-fluoro-9-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidene)-thioxanthene and salts thereof, neuroleptic compositions and method of use
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to the novel compound 2-methylthio-6-fluoro-9-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidene)-thioxanthene of the formula STR1 and its non-toxic acid addition salts, which compounds have strong and longlasting neuroleptic properties and, at the same time, a low degree of undesired side effects such as extrapyrimidal side effects. The invention moreover relates to a method for the preparation of said novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, which may be administered to animals, including human beings, orally or parentally. Further the invention relates to a method for producing an antipsychotic effect in warmblooded animals by administering to said animals an antipsychotically effective amount of one of said novel compounds.