Benzamide
antipsychotics such as amisulpride are dosed as racemates
though efficacy is assumed to be mediated through
S
enantiomer binding to D
2
receptors. At prescribed doses,
the benzamides likely display polypharmacy since brain exposure should
be sufficient to engage the 5-HT
7
receptors, as well. Curiously,
the studies herein reveal that racemic dosing is required to engage
both targets since the D
2
receptor has an almost 40-fold
selectivity for the
S
enantiomer, while the 5-HT
7
receptor has greater than 50-fold preference for the
R
enantiomer.
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