Amitriptyline C₂₀H₂₃N
Also known as:
Amitriptyline hydrochloride
Active ingredient description
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant and an analgesic. It prevents the re-uptake, and hence the inactivation of noradrenaline and serotonin at nerve terminals. Reuptake prevention of these monoamine neurotransmitters potentiate their action in the brain. This appears to be associated with the antidepressant activity.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
Chemical formula: C₂₀H₂₃N
Molecular mass: 277.403 g/mol
External identifiers
Medicines
Amitriptyline is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)
- ELAVIL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Austria (AT)
- SAROTEN as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Brazil (BR)
Canada (CA)
- ELAVIL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Cyprus (CY)
- AMIROL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Ecuador (EC)
Estonia (EE)
- SAROTEN as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Finland (FI)
- TRIPTYL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- (combination) KLOTRIPTYL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- (combination) LIMBITROL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- (combination) PERTRIPTYL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Germany (DE)
- AMINEURIN as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
- AMIOXID-NEURAX as Amitriptyline dihydrate
- SYNEUDON as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Hong Kong (HK)
Ireland (IE)
- ASTILIN as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Italy (IT)
- LAROXYL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Japan (JP)
- TRYPTANOL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Malta (MT)
- AMIROL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Mexico (MX)
- (combination) ADEPSIQUE as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
New Zealand (NZ)
- AMIROL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Singapore (SG)
- TRIPTA as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
South Africa (ZA)
Spain (ES)
Tunisia (TN)
- AMYTRIL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Turkey (TR)
- LAROXYL as AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
While we strive to include the brand names of medicines across all countries, our index remains incomplete. Therefore, it is possible that this medicine may also be marketed under different names in other countries.
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