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amitriptyline
Sign in to saveAlso known as amitryptiline, 5-(gamma-dimethylaminopropylidene)-5H-dibenzo[a,d][1,4]cycloheptadiene, 3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)-N,N-dimethylpropan-1-amine, 5-(3-dimethylaminopropylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene, 5-(3-dimethylaminopropylidene)-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptatriene, 10,11-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-5H-dibenzo(a,d)heptalene-delta(5),gamma-propylamine, 10,11-dihydro-5-(gamma-dimethylaminopropylidene)-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene, 10,11-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-5H-dibenzo[a,d]heptalene-delta(5),gamma-propylamine
Amitriptyline, formerly sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches. Due to the frequency and prominence of side effects, amitriptyline is generally considered a second-line therapy for these indications.
OverviewAI-generated
Amitriptyline is a chemical compound with the formula C₂₀H₂₃N. Its IUPAC name is N,N-dimethyl-3-(2-tricyclo[9.4.0.03,8]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaenylidene)propan-1-amine. The compound has a mass of 277.183 and a defined daily dose of 75.
Chemical properties include an xlogp of 5, a topological polar surface area of 3.2, and a charge of 0. It has zero hydrogen bond donors and one hydrogen bond acceptor. The canonical SMILES notation for the molecule is CN(C)CCC=C1C2=CC=CC=C2CCC3=CC=CC=C31.
Amitriptyline is referenced by 4,158 other encyclopedia articles. A search for the term in PubMed yields a count of 10,509 entries.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, PubChem, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 477169407
- Drug.image
- Amitriptyline2DACS.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 200
- Drug.image2
- Amitriptyline-from-picrate-xtal-3D-balls.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.width2
- 250
- Drug.tradename
- Elavil, others
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a682388
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Amitriptyline
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- C
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Oral, intramuscular injection
- Drug.class
- Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- N06
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AA09
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_BR
- C1
via Wikipedia infobox
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H23N
- Molecular weight
- 277.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N,N-dimethyl-3-(2-tricyclo[9.4.0.03,8]pentadeca-1(15),3,5,7,11,13-hexaenylidene)propan-1-amine
- SMILES
- CN(C)CCC=C1C2=CC=CC=C2CCC3=CC=CC=C31
- InChIKey
- KRMDCWKBEZIMAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5
- Polar surface area
- 3.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Research
10,509 papers- Amitriptyline's anticholinergic adverse drug reactions-A systematic multiple-indication review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023
- Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Amitriptyline.ACS chemical neuroscience · 2021
- [Amitriptyline].Therapeutique (La Semaine des hopitaux) · 1969
- Amitriptyline for the treatment of fibromyalgia: a comprehensive review.Expert review of neurotherapeutics · 2015
- Amitriptyline intoxication in bullfrogs causes widening of QRS complexes in electrocardiogram.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Depression
- Pain
- Central post-stroke pain
- Headache
- Other indications
- Contraindications and precautions
- Side effects
- Overdose
- Interactions
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Mechanism of action
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacogenetics
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Names
- Prescription trends
- Research
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Amitriptyline, formerly sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches. Due to the frequency and prominence of side effects, amitriptyline is generally considered a second-line therapy for these indications.
The most common side effects are dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, and weight gain. Glaucoma, liver toxicity and abnormal heart rhythms are rare but serious side effects. Blood levels of amitriptyline vary significantly from one person to another, and amitriptyline interacts with many other medications potentially aggravating its side effects.
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