clomipramine /clo·mip·ra·mine/ (klo-mip´rah-mēn) a tricyclic antidepressant with anxiolytic activity, also used in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, bulimia nervosa, cataplexy associated with narcolepsy, and chronic, severe pain; used as the hydrochloride salt.
clomiPRAMINE
clomipramine (klōmip´r
mēn´),
clomipramine
clo·mip·ra·mine (kl -m p r -m n )n. A tricyclic antidepressant drug, used in the form of its hydrochloride to treat anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
clomiPRAMINE
[klōmip′rämēn]
1 a tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzazepine class, used in the form of the hydrochloride salt, also used as an antianxiety agent and investigationally to relieve symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2 a tricyclic antidepressant with anxiolytic activity, also used in treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, bulimia nervosa, cataplexy associated with narcolepsy, and chronic, severe pain, used as the hydrochloride salt.
clomipramine (klōmip´r
mēn´),n brand name: Anafranil;
drug class: tricylic antidepressant;
action: inhibits both norepinephrine and serotinin (5-HT) uptake in brain;
uses: obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, neurogenic pain.
drug class: tricylic antidepressant;
action: inhibits both norepinephrine and serotinin (5-HT) uptake in brain;
uses: obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, neurogenic pain.
clomipramine
Neuropharmacology A tricyclic antidepressant analogue of imipramine, used for OCD Adverse effects Sedation, anticholinergic effects, orthostatic HTN, tremor, nausea, sweating, seizures, arrhythmias, sexual dysfunction
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