Mosapride

Mosapride is a racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-mosapride. It is a gastroprokinetic agent which acts on 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 (5-HT4) receptors in the gastrointestinal plexus, consequently increasing the release of acetylcholine and hence enhancing gastrointestinal motility and gastric emptying. Among its listed roles, it functions as a gastrointestinal drug and a serotonergic agonist. It includes a (R)-mosapride and a (S)-mosapride. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Prokinetic agents. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Mosart and mosapridum. Its PubChem CID is 119584.