 Desipramine
"Desipramine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tricyclic dibenzazepine compound that potentiates neurotransmission. Desipramine selectively blocks reuptake of norepinephrine from the neural synapse, and also appears to impair serotonin transport. This compound also possesses minor anticholinergic activity, through its affinity to muscarinic receptors.
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D003891
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.494.240.281
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| Concept/Terms |
Desipramine- Desipramine
- Desmethylimipramine
- Demethylimipramine
Norpramin- Norpramin
- Aventis Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
- Aventis Behring Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
Nu-Desipramine- Nu-Desipramine
- Nu-Pharm Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
- Nu Pharm Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
Pertofrane- Pertofrane
- Pertrofran
- Novartis Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
- Pertofran
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
- Rhône Poulenc Rorer Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
Petylyl- Petylyl
- Temmler Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
PMS-Desipramine- PMS-Desipramine
- Pharmascience Brand of Desipramine Hydrochloride
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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desipramine" by people in Profiles.
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Hoehn-Saric R, Ninan P, Black DW, Stahl S, Greist JH, Lydiard B, McElroy S, Zajecka J, Chapman D, Clary C, Harrison W. Multicenter double-blind comparison of sertraline and desipramine for concurrent obsessive-compulsive and major depressive disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2000 Jan; 57(1):76-82.
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Kravitz HM, Edwards JH, Fawcett J, Fogg L. Challenging the amphetamine challenge test: report of an antidepressant treatment study. J Affect Disord. 1990 Oct; 20(2):121-8.
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Kravitz HM, Fogg L, Fawcett J, Edwards J. Antidepressant or antianxiety? A study of the efficacy of antidepressant medication. Psychiatry Res. 1990 May; 32(2):141-9.
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Rosenbaum JF, Falk WE, Gastfriend DR, Gross CC, Pollack MH, Tesar GE, Weilburg JB. Acute distress after switch from Norpramin to generic desipramine. Am J Psychiatry. 1989 Jan; 146(1):122.
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Rosenbaum JF, Pollack MH. Anhedonic ejaculation with desipramine. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1988; 18(1):85-8.
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Fawcett J, Edwards JH, Kravitz HM, Jeffriess H. Alprazolam: an antidepressant? Alprazolam, desipramine, and an alprazolam-desipramine combination in the treatment of adult depressed outpatients. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1987 Oct; 7(5):295-310.
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