Skip to content
EntityQ904524· pop 9· linked from 1,096 articles

butriptyline

Sign in to save

Also known as (±)-3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-5-yl)-N,N,2-trimethylpropan-1-amine

Butriptyline, sold under the brand name Evadyne among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that has been used in the United Kingdom and several other European countries for the treatment of depression but appears to no longer be marketed. Along with trimipramine, iprindole, and amoxapine, it has been described as an "atypical" or "second-generation" TCA due to its relatively late introduction and atypical pharmacology. It was very little-used compared to other TCAs, with the number of prescriptions dispensed only in the thousands.

Wikidata facts

Mass
293.214
Has use
medication
Show 5 more facts
chemical formula
C₂₁H₂₇N
canonical SMILES
CC(CC1C2=CC=CC=C2CCC3=CC=CC=C13)CN(C)C
defined daily dose
75
subject has role
anxiolytic
Commons category
Butriptyline
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~5 min read

Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Overdose
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Chemistry
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Generic names
  • Brand names
  • Availability
  • References

Butriptyline, sold under the brand name Evadyne among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that has been used in the United Kingdom and several other European countries for the treatment of depression but appears to no longer be marketed. Along with trimipramine, iprindole, and amoxapine, it has been described as an "atypical" or "second-generation" TCA due to its relatively late introduction and atypical pharmacology. It was very little-used compared to other TCAs, with the number of prescriptions dispensed only in the thousands.

==Medical uses== Butriptyline was used in the treatment of depression. It was usually used at dosages of 150–300 mg/day.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “butriptyline” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Available in 8 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0