Desipramin
Desipramin Brand names, Desipramin Analogs
Desipramin Brand Names Mixture
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Desipramin Chemical_Formula
C18H22N2
Desipramin RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/desipram.htm
Desipramin fda sheet
Desipramin msds (material safety sheet)
Desipramin Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Desipramin Molecular Weight
266.381 g/mol
Desipramin Melting Point
214-218 oC
Desipramin H2O Solubility
No information avaliable
Desipramin State
Solid
Desipramin LogP
3.87
Desipramin Dosage Forms
Tablet
Desipramin Indication
For relief of symptoms in various depressive syndromes, especially endogenous depression.
Desipramin Pharmacology
Desipramine, a tertiary amine tricyclic antidepressant, is structurally related to both the skeletal muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine and the thioxanthene antipsychotics such as thiothixene. Desipramine is used to treat depression, pain of neuropathic origin, attention_deficit hyperactivity disorder, functional enuresis in children, panic and phobic disorder, and to manage some eating disorders. Desipramine inhibits the re-uptake of noradrenaline at the noradrenergic nerve endings and the re-uptake of serotonin (5-hydroxy tryptamine) at the serotoninergic nerve endings in the central nervous system. These two effects are considered to be the likely base of the antidepressant effect of Desipramine. The drug also has a strong anticholinergic effect and serves as an antagonist on a1 and H1 receptors.
Desipramin Absorption
Desipramine hydrochloride is rapidly and almost completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. 90.5% (range 73-92%) of desipramine binds to plasma proteins.
Desipramin side effects and Toxicity
Male mice: LD50 = 290 mg/kg, female rats: LD50 = 320 mg/kg
Desipramin Patient Information
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Desipramin Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
