一种有效的、选择性的 CNS 渗透性 5-HT2C 受体激动剂，Ki 为 3 nM，EC50 为 9 nM，没有明显的 P-gp 外排倾向。

Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptide fragment that inhibits food intake. Attenuates NPY-induced feeding and decreases food intake in food-restricted goldfish, and induces anxiogenic-like effects in elevated plus-maze test in rats. Modulates the activity of striatal noradrenergic, and corticostrial and hypothalamic serotoninergic systems, with no major effect on dopaminergic pathways in rat brain.

盐酸丁螺环酮是一种抗焦虑精神化合物，用于治疗广泛性焦虑症（GAD）。