opipramol
Sign in to saveOpipramol, sold under the brand name Insidon among others, is an anxiolytic and tricyclic antidepressant that is used throughout Europe. Despite chemically being a tricyclic dibenzazepine (iminostilbene) derivative similar to imipramine, opipramol is not a monoamine reuptake inhibitor like most other tricyclic antidepressants, and instead acts primarily as a sigma-1 receptor agonist. It was developed by Schindler and Blattner in 1961.
Research
314 papers- Opipramol.2006
- [Update Opipramol].Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie · 2017
- Opipramol.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online · 2011
- Opipramol dihydro-chloride.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online · 2011
- Efficacy of treatments for anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2015
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- Mass
- 363.231
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- Opipramol
- chemical formula
- C₂₃H₂₉N₃O
- canonical SMILES
- C1CN(CCN1CCCN2C3=CC=CC=C3C=CC4=CC=CC=C42)CCO
- subject has role
- adrenergic uptake inhibitors
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Opipramol, sold under the brand name Insidon among others, is an anxiolytic and tricyclic antidepressant that is used throughout Europe. Despite chemically being a tricyclic dibenzazepine (iminostilbene) derivative similar to imipramine, opipramol is not a monoamine reuptake inhibitor like most other tricyclic antidepressants, and instead acts primarily as a sigma-1 receptor agonist. It was developed by Schindler and Blattner in 1961.
==Medical uses== Opipramol is typically used in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and somatoform disorders. Preliminary studies suggest that opipramol shows potential clinical significance in the treatment of severe sleep bruxism.
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