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Also known as NOV482

Dibenzepin, sold under the brand name Noveril among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) used widely throughout Europe for the treatment of depression. It has similar efficacy and effects relative to other TCAs like imipramine but with fewer side effects.

Key facts

Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.width
190
Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
447436237
Drug.IUPAC_name
10-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-5-methyl-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-11(10H)-one
Drug.image
Dibenzepin Structural Formula V1.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.alt
Skeletal formula of dibenzepin
Drug.image2
Dibenzepin 3D spacefill.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.alt2
Space-filling model of the dibenzepin molecule
Drug.tradename
Noveril, Anslopax, Deprex, Ecatril, Neodit, Victoril
Drug.legal_BR
C1
Drug.routes_of_administration
Oral
Drug.bioavailability
25%
Drug.protein_bound
80%
Drug.metabolism
Hepatic
Drug.elimination_half life
5 hours

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Chemical data

Formula
C18H21N3O
Molecular weight
295.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
5-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-11-methylbenzo[b][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one
SMILES
CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)N(C3=CC=CC=C31)CCN(C)C
InChIKey
QPGGEKPRGVJKQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
26.8 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
major depressive disorder

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Wikidata facts

Mass
295.168
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Commons category
Dibenzepin
chemical formula
C₁₈H₂₁N₃O
canonical SMILES
CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)N(C3=CC=CC=C31)CCN(C)C
subject has role
tricyclic antidepressant
medical condition treated
depression
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
dibenzepin
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Overdose
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Brand names
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Dibenzepin, sold under the brand name Noveril among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) used widely throughout Europe for the treatment of depression. It has similar efficacy and effects relative to other TCAs like imipramine but with fewer side effects.

==Medical uses== Dibenzepin is used mainly in the treatment of major depressive disorder.

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