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Amitriptyline

Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters. Amitriptyline also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines.

Year introduced: 1964(1963)

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Tree Number(s): D02.455.426.559.847.181.384.100, D04.615.181.384.100

MeSH Unique ID: D000639

Registry Number: 1806D8D52K

Entry Terms:

  • Lentizol
  • Saroten
  • Tryptizol
  • Tryptanol
  • Elavil
  • Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
  • Laroxyl
  • Damilen
  • Sarotex
  • Tryptine
  • Syneudon
  • Triptafen
  • Novoprotect
  • Amineurin
  • Amitrip
  • Amitrol
  • Anapsique
  • Apo-Amitriptyline
  • Apo Amitriptyline
  • Domical
  • Amitriptylin Beta
  • Amitriptylin Desitin
  • Desitin, Amitriptylin
  • Amitriptylin RPh
  • RPh, Amitriptylin
  • Amitriptylin-Neuraxpharm
  • Amitriptylin Neuraxpharm
  • Endep

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