Asenapine
Asenapine, sold under the brand name Saphris among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and acute mania associated with bipolar disorder as well as the medium to long-term management of bipolar disorder.
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Trade names | Saphris, Sycrest, Secuado |
Other names | ORG-5222 |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a610015 |
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Routes of administration | Sublingual, transdermal |
Drug class | Atypical antipsychotic |
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Bioavailability | 35% (sublingual), <2% (Oral) |
Protein binding | 95% |
Metabolism | hepatic (glucurinodation by UGT1A4 and oxidative metabolism by CYP1A2) |
Elimination half-life | 24 hours |
Excretion | Kidney (50%), Faecal (40%; ~5–16% as unchanged drug in faeces) |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.059.828 |
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Formula | C17H16ClNO |
Molar mass | 285.77 g·mol−1 |
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It was chemically derived via altering the chemical structure of the tetracyclic (atypical) antidepressant, mianserin.
It was initially approved in the United States in 2009 and approved as a generic medication in 2020.
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