Pentofran
Pentofran Brand names, Pentofran Analogs
Pentofran Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
Pentofran Chemical_Formula
C18H22N2
Pentofran RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/desipram.htm
Pentofran fda sheet
Pentofran msds (material safety sheet)
Pentofran Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
Pentofran Molecular Weight
266.381 g/mol
Pentofran Melting Point
214-218 oC
Pentofran H2O Solubility
No information avaliable
Pentofran State
Solid
Pentofran LogP
3.87
Pentofran Dosage Forms
Tablet
Pentofran Indication
For relief of symptoms in various depressive syndromes, especially endogenous depression.
Pentofran 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.
Pentofran Absorption
Desipramine hydrochloride is rapidly and almost completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. 90.5% (range 73-92%) of desipramine binds to plasma proteins.
Pentofran side effects and Toxicity
Male mice: LD50 = 290 mg/kg, female rats: LD50 = 320 mg/kg
Pentofran Patient Information
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Pentofran Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
