Amitriptyline
"Amitriptyline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters. Amitriptyline also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines.
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D000639
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.181.384.100 D04.615.181.384.100
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Concept/Terms |
Domical- Domical
- APS Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Rhône Poulenc Rorer Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Tryptine- Tryptine
- Amrad Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Tryptizol- Tryptizol
- Cahill May Roberts Brand of Amitriptyline Embonate
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- DDSA Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Tryptanol
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Brand of Amitriptyline Embonate
- Zeneca Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Elavil
- Cahill May Roberts Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amineurin- Amineurin
- Neuro Hexal Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Hexal Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitrip- Amitrip
- Protea Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitriptylin beta- Amitriptylin beta
- beta, Amitriptylin
- Betapharm Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitriptylin Desitin- Amitriptylin Desitin
- Desitin, Amitriptylin
- Desitin Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitriptylin RPh- Amitriptylin RPh
- RPh, Amitriptylin
- Rodleben Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitriptylin-neuraxpharm- Amitriptylin-neuraxpharm
- Amitriptylin neuraxpharm
- Amitriptylinneuraxpharm
- neuraxpharm Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Laroxyl- Laroxyl
- Roche Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
- Endep
- Alphapharm Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Lentizol- Lentizol
- Parke Davis Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Novoprotect- Novoprotect
- Merck Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Saroten- Saroten
- Bayer Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Sarotex- Sarotex
- Lundbeck Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Syneudon- Syneudon
- Krewel Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Triptafen- Triptafen
- Goldshield Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Amitrol- Amitrol
- Douglas Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Anapsique- Anapsique
- Psicofarma Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
Apo-Amitriptyline- Apo-Amitriptyline
- Apo Amitriptyline
- ApoAmitriptyline
- Apotex Brand of Amitriptyline Hydrochloride
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1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amitriptyline" by people in Profiles.
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Sabah KMN, Chowdhury AW, Islam MS, Saha BP, Kabir SR, Kawser S. Amitriptyline-induced ventricular tachycardia: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2017 Jul 14; 10(1):286.
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Stanford EJ, Chen A, Wan GJ, Lunacsek OE, Sand PK. Treatment modalities, health care resource utilization, and costs in patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jul; 199(1):71.e1-10.
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Draganich LF, Zacny J, Klafta J, Karrison T. The effects of antidepressants on obstructed and unobstructed gait in healthy elderly people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001 Jan; 56(1):M36-41.
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Calvert GM, Hryhorczuk DO, Leikin JB. Treatment of ciguatera fish poisoning with amitriptyline and nifedipine. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1987; 25(5):423-8.
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Janicak PG, Davis JM, Chan C, Altman E, Hedeker D. Failure of urinary MHPG levels to predict treatment response in patients with unipolar depression. Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Nov; 143(11):1398-402.
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Mitchell JE, Groat R. A placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of amitriptyline in bulimia. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1984 Aug; 4(4):186-93.
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Linnoila M, George L, Guthrie S, Leventhal B. Effect of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking on antidepressant levels of depressed patients. Am J Psychiatry. 1981 Jun; 138(6):841-2.
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Bielski RJ, Friedel RO. Prediction of tricyclic antidepressant response: a critical review. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1976 Dec; 33(12):1479-89.
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Schildkraut JJ, Draskoczy PR, Gershon ES, Reich P, Grab EL. Catecholamine metabolism in affective disorders. IV. Preliminary studies of norepinephrine metabolism in depressed patients treated with amitriptyline. J Psychiatr Res. 1972 Sep; 9(3):173-85.
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