Dimetacrine

Dimetacrine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-(9,9-dimethylacridin-10-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-propan-1-amine
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Prescription only
Routes Oral
Identifiers
CAS number 4757-55-5
ATC code N06AA18
PubChem CID 94280
ChemSpider 85085
UNII O341NY501N Y
KEGG D02565
Chemical data
Formula C20H26N2
Mol. mass 294.43 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem

Dimetacrine (Istonil, Istonyl, Linostil, Miroistonil), also known as dimethacrine and acripramine, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) used in Europe and formerly in Japan for the treatment of depression.[1][2][3][4][5] It has imipramine-like effects; though, in a double-blind clinical trial against imipramine, dimetacrine was found to have lower efficacy in comparison and produced more weight loss and abnormal liver tests.[6][7] Little is known about the pharmacology of dimetacrine, but it can be inferred that it acts in a similar manner to other TCAs.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of organic compounds. London: Chapman & Hall. 1996. ISBN 0-412-54090-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=_8TyJT0RfN0C&lpg=PA2519&dq=dimethacrine&lr=&as_brr=3&pg=PA2519#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
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  3. ^ José Miguel Vela; Helmut Buschmann; Jörg Holenz; Antonio Párraga; Antoni Torrens (2007). Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics: From Chemistry and Pharmacology to Clinical Application. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-31058-4. 
  4. ^ Taen S, Pöldinger W (December 1966). "[Dimethacrine (istonil), an acridane derivative with the antidepressive action]" (in German). Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 96 (48): 1616–20. PMID 6008540. 
  5. ^ Meyer R (May 1968). "[Contribution to the clinical evaluation of the antidepressive effect of dimethacrine (Istonil)]" (in German). Praxis 57 (20): 721–3. PMID 5756370. 
  6. ^ Abuzzahab FS (November 1973). "A double-blind investigation of dimethacrine versus imipramine in hospitalized depressive states". International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Therapy and Toxicology 8 (3): 244–53. PMID 4149236. 
  7. ^ Mutschler, Ernst (1995). Drug actions: basic principles and theraputic aspects. Stuttgart, German: Medpharm Scientific Pub. ISBN 0-8493-7774-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvN4mZxraMkC&lpg=PA127&dq=dimetacrine&lr=&as_brr=3&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q=&f=false.