A study on the pharmacological and biochemical profile of clocapramine.

Clocapramine was introduced into clinical use as a successor to carpipramine which is designated as a "désinhibiteur' by Deniker et al. Pharmacological and biochemical studies were carried out in order to elucidate the central action of clocapramine. Antidopaminergic activity of clocapramine was more potent than that of carpipramine. Clocapramine did not show any imipramine-like action; on the other hand, carpipramine partially did. We discuss the correlation between the preclinical findings so far obtained and clinical disinhibitory activity.