Imipraminoxide
Imipraminoxide (brand names Imiprex, Elepsin), or imipramine N-oxide, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that was introduced in Europe in the 1960s for the treatment of depression.[2][3][4][5]
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Trade names | Imiprex, Elepsin |
Routes of administration | Oral |
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Elimination half-life | Intravenous: 1.8 hours[1] |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.027.188 |
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Formula | C19H24N2O |
Molar mass | 296.414 g·mol−1 |
Imipraminoxide is both an analogue and a metabolite of imipramine, and has similar effects.[6][7][8][9] However, in clinical trials, imipraminoxide was found to have a faster onset of action, slightly higher efficacy, and fewer and less marked side effects, including diminished orthostatic hypotension and anticholinergic effects like dry mouth, sweating, dizziness, and fatigue.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Imipraminoxide's pharmacology has not been well elucidated, but based on its very close relationship with imipramine, it likely acts as a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and serotonin, adrenenaline, histamine, and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, though with weaker antiadrenergic and anticholinergic actions.[10][11]
Imipraminoxide has been said to be a prodrug of imipramine.[12]
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References
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- FAURBYE A, JACOBSEN O, KRISTJANSEN P, MUNKVAD I (September 1963). "Imipramine-N-oxide: preliminary investigation of a new antidepressive drug". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 120 (3): 277–8. doi:10.1176/ajp.120.3.277. PMID 13944543.
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- Rapp W, Norén MB, Pedersen F (1973). "Comparative trial of imipramine N-oxide and imipramine in the treatment of out-patients with depressive syndromes". Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 49 (1): 77–90. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1973.tb04400.x. PMID 4572170. S2CID 37508967.
- Aronson, Jeffrey Kenneth (2008). Meyler's Side Effects of Psychiatric Drugs (Meylers Side Effects). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-444-53266-4.
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- Dencker SJ, Bake B (July 1976). "Investigation of the orthostatic reaction after intravenous administration of imipramine, chlorimipramine, and inimpramine-N-oxide". Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 54 (1): 74–8. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1976.tb00095.x. PMID 952235. S2CID 13172168.
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