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(S)-duloxetine

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(S)-duloxetine

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Also known as LY248686, LY 248686, (3S)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propan-1-amine, duloxetine

Duloxetine, sold under the brand name Cymbalta among others, is a medication used to treat major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, central sensitization, and other types of chronic pain. It is taken by mouth.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
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Drug.verifiedrevid
460765928
Drug.image
Duloxetine.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.image2
Duloxetine-hydrochloride-from-xtal-3D-bs-17.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Cymbalta, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a604030
Drug.DailyMedID
Duloxetine
Drug.pregnancy_AU
B3
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.class
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
Drug.ATC_prefix
N06
Drug.ATC_suffix
AX21
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_BR
C1
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM

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Chemical data

Formula
C18H19NOS
Molecular weight
297.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3S)-N-methyl-3-naphthalen-1-yloxy-3-thiophen-2-ylpropan-1-amine
SMILES
CNCC[C@@H](C1=CC=CS1)OC2=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C32
InChIKey
ZEUITGRIYCTCEM-KRWDZBQOSA-N
XLogP
4.3
Polar surface area
49.5 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
297.119
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₈H₁₉NOS
significant drug interaction
linezolid
medical condition treated
major depressive disorder
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
duloxetine
isomeric SMILES
CNCC[C@@H](C1=CC=CS1)OC2=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C32
canonical SMILES
CNCCC(C1=CC=CS1)OC2=CC=CC3=CC=CC=C32
Commons category
Duloxetine
defined daily dose
60
legal status (medicine)
boxed warning
physically interacts with
solute carrier family 6 member 4
different from
dapoxetine
stylized name
DULoxetine
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic pain
  • Stress urinary incontinence
  • Contraindications
  • Adverse effects
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Increased sweating
  • Discontinuation syndrome
  • Suicidality
  • Postmarketing reports
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Absorption
  • Distribution
  • Metabolism
  • Elimination
  • Research directions
  • History
  • See also
  • Explanatory notes
  • References

Duloxetine, sold under the brand name Cymbalta among others, is a medication used to treat major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, central sensitization, and other types of chronic pain. It is taken by mouth.

Duloxetine is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). The precise mechanism for its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects is not known.

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