An antimalarial compound; increases mean survival time and abolishes malarial infection in mice at doses of 10 and 40 mg/kg, respectively; inhibits hemozoin formation, leading to an increase in free heme in purified trophozoites; A2A receptor antagonist; 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C agonist; has various effects on calcium homeostasis; has effects in mice typically associated with anxiolytic and antidepressant-like behavior