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Also known as A 281, SR 141716

Rimonabant (also known as SR141716; trade names Acomplia, Zimulti) is an anorectic antiobesity drug approved in Europe in 2006 but was withdrawn worldwide in 2008 due to serious neurological and psychiatric side effects; it was never approved in the United States. Rimonabant is an inverse agonist for the cannabinoid receptor CB1 and was first-in-class.

Chemical data

Formula
C22H21Cl3N4O
Molecular weight
463.8 g/mol
IUPAC name
5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-N-piperidin-1-ylpyrazole-3-carboxamide
SMILES
CC1=C(N(N=C1C(=O)NN2CCCCC2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)Cl)Cl)C4=CC=C(C=C4)Cl
InChIKey
JZCPYUJPEARBJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6.5
Polar surface area
50.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
2006
Admin. routes
oral
Indications
obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, Hepatic steatosis

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Research

2,901 papers

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Wikidata facts

Mass
462.078
Has use
medication
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Commons category
Rimonabant
chemical formula
C₂₂H₂₁Cl₃N₄O
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
rimonabant
canonical SMILES
CC1=C(N(N=C1C(=O)NN2CCCCC2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)Cl)Cl)C4=CC=C(C=C4)Cl
defined daily dose
20
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Adverse effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • Research
  • See also
  • References

Rimonabant (also known as SR141716; trade names Acomplia, Zimulti) is an anorectic antiobesity drug approved in Europe in 2006 but was withdrawn worldwide in 2008 due to serious neurological and psychiatric side effects; it was never approved in the United States. Rimonabant is an inverse agonist for the cannabinoid receptor CB1 and was first-in-class.

==History==

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