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Melitracen (brand names Melixeran, Trausabun) is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), for the treatment of depression and anxiety. In addition to single drug preparations, it is also available as Deanxit, marketed by Lundbeck, a combination product containing both melitracen and flupentixol.

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Vinony files it under Anthracenes, Chemical pages without DrugBank identifier and Dimethylamino compounds.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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291.199
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chemical formula
C₂₁H₂₅N
canonical SMILES
CC1(C2=CC=CC=C2C(=CCCN(C)C)C3=CC=CC=C31)C
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Melitracen
defined daily dose
75
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Melitracen (brand names Melixeran, Trausabun) is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), for the treatment of depression and anxiety. In addition to single drug preparations, it is also available as Deanxit, marketed by Lundbeck, a combination product containing both melitracen and flupentixol.

The pharmacology of melitracen has not been properly investigated and is largely unknown, but it is likely to act in a similar manner to other TCAs. Indeed, melitracen is reported to have imipramine and amitriptyline-like effects and efficacy against depression and anxiety, though with improved tolerability and a somewhat faster onset of action.

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

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