Bromperidol
# Bromperidol

Bromperidol, sold under the brand names Bromidol and Impromen among others, is a typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone group which is used in the treatment of schizophrenia. It was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1966. An ester prodrug, bromperidol decanoate, is a long-acting form of bromperidol used as a depot injectable.

vte Pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable antipsychotics :

| Medication | Brand name | Class | Vehicle | Dosage | $T_{max}$ | $t_{1/2}$ single | $t_{1/2}$ multiple | $logP^c$ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aripiprazole lauroxil | Aristada | Atypical | $Water^a$ | 441–1064 mg/4–8 weeks | 24–35 days | ? | 54–57 days | 7.9–10.0 |
| Aripiprazole monohydrate | Abilify Maintena | Atypical | $Water^a$ | 300–400 mg/4 weeks | 7 days | ? | 30–47 days | 4.9–5.2 |
| Bromperidol decanoate | Impromen Decanoas | Typical | Sesame oil | 40–300 mg/4 weeks | 3–9 days | ? | 21–25 days | 7.9 |
| Clopentixol decanoate | Sordinol Depot | Typical | $Viscoleo^b$ | 50–600 mg/1–4 weeks | 4–7 days | ? | 19 days | 9.0 |
| Flupentixol decanoate | Depixol | Typical | $Viscoleo^b$ | 10–200 mg/2–4 weeks | 4–10 days | 8 days | 17 days | 7.2–9.2 |
| Fluphenazine decanoate | Prolixin Decanoate | Typical | Sesame oil | 12.5–100 mg/2–5 weeks | 1–2 days | 1–10 days | 14–100 days | 7.2–9.0 |
| Fluphenazine enanthate | Prolixin Enanthate | Typical | Sesame oil | 12.5–100 mg/1–4 weeks | 2–3 days | 4 days | ? | 6.4–7.4 |
| Fluspirilene | Imap, Redeptin | Typical | $Water^a$ | 2–12 mg/1 week | 1–8 days | 7 days | ? | 5.2–5.8 |
| Haloperidol decanoate | Haldol Decanoate | Typical | Sesame oil | 20–400 mg/2–4 weeks | 3–9 days | 18–21 days | 18–21 days | 7.2–7.9 |
| Olanzapine pamoate | Zyprexa Relprevv | Atypical | $Water^a$ | 150–405 mg/2–4 weeks | 7 days | ? | 30 days | – |
| Oxyprothepin decanoate | Meclopin | Typical | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8.5–8.7 |
| Paliperidone palmitate | Invega Sustenna | Atypical | $Water^a$ | 39–819 mg/4–12 weeks | 13–33 days | 25–139 days | ? | 8.1–10.1 |
| Perphenazine decanoate | Trilafon Dekanoat | Typical | Sesame oil | 50–200 mg/2–4 weeks | ? | ? | 27 days | 8.9 |
| Perphenazine enanthate | Trilafon Enanthate | Typical | Sesame oil | 25–200 mg/2 weeks | 2–3 days | ? | 4–7 days | 6.4–7.2 |
| Pipotiazine palmitate | Piportil Longum | Typical | $Viscoleo^b$ | 25–400 mg/4 weeks | 9–10 days | ? | 14–21 days | 8.5–11.6 |
| Pipotiazine undecylenate | Piportil Medium | Typical | Sesame oil | 100–200 mg/2 weeks | ? | ? | ? | 8.4 |
| Risperidone | Risperdal Consta | Atypical | Microspheres | 12.5–75 mg/2 weeks | 21 days | ? | 3–6 days | – |
| Zuclopentixol acetate | Clopixol Acuphase | Typical | $Viscoleo^b$ | 50–200 mg/1–3 days | 1–2 days | 1–2 days | 1–2 days | 4.7–4.9 |
| Zuclopentixol decanoate | Clopixol Depot | Typical | $Viscoleo^b$ | 50–800 mg/2–4 weeks | 4–9 days | ? | 11–21 days | 7.5–9.0 |
| Note: All by intramuscular injection. Footnotes: $^a$ = Microcrystalline or nanocrystalline aqueous suspension. $^b$ = Low-viscosity vegetable oil (specifically fractionated coconut oil with medium-chain triglycerides). $^c$ = Predicted, from PubChem and DrugBank. Sources: Main: See template. ||||||||||
