amoxapine
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amoxapine
[ah-mok´sah-pēn]a tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxazepine class; administered orally.
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amoxapine
A tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxazepine class.Adverse effects
Tardive dyskinesia, sedation, postural hypotension, cholinergic effects (e.g., dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention, weight gain), neuroleptic malignant syndrome, cardiovascular effects (EKG, slow AV conduction); withdrawal symptoms accompany abrupt withdrawal.
Toxic range
> 500 ng/mL.
T1/2
30 hours as metabolite (8-hydroxyamoxipine).
Method
HPLC.
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amoxapine
Neuropharmacology A tricyclic antidepressant Adverse effects Tardive dyskinesia, sedation, postural hypotension, cholinergic effects—eg dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary retention, weight gain, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, cardiovascular effects—EKG, slow AV conduction; withdrawal symptoms accompany abrupt withdrawalMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
amoxapine
A tricyclic antidepressant drug similar to IMIPRAMINE. Overdosage may cause acute kidney failure, convulsions and coma. A brand name is Asendis.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005