Cariprazine(RGH188) is a novel antipsychotic drug candidate that exhibits high selectivity and affinity to dopamine D3(Ki=0.09 nM) and D2 (Ki=0.5 nM) receptors and moderate affinity to serotonin 5-HT(1A) receptors.
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