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dibenzepin

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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
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skin-invert-image
Drug.alt
Skeletal formula of dibenzepin
Drug.image2
Dibenzepin 3D spacefill.png
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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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  • Medical uses
  • Overdose
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Brand names
  • References
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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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