Maprotiline

Maprotiline, sold under the brand name Ludiomil among others, is a tetracyclic antidepressant (TeCA) that is used in the treatment of depression. It may alternatively be classified as a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), specifically a secondary amine. In terms of its chemistry and pharmacology, maprotiline is closely related to such-other secondary-amine TCAs as nortriptyline and protriptyline and has similar effects to them, albeit with more distinct anxiolytic effects. Additionally, whereas protriptyline tends to be somewhat more stimulating and in any case is distinctly more-or-less non-sedating, mild degrees of sedation may be experienced with maprotiline.

Maprotiline
Clinical data
Trade namesLudiomil, others
Other namesMaprotiline hydrochloride; Maprotiline methanesulfonate; Ba 34276
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa682158
Routes of
administration
Oral, intramuscular, intravenous
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability66–70%
Protein binding88%
Metabolismhepatic
Onset of action6 hours
Elimination half-life27–58 hours
ExcretionUrine (57%) and bile (30%) as glucuronides, 3–4% as unchanged drug
Identifiers
  • N-Methyl-9,10-ethanoanthracene-9(10H)-propanamine
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ECHA InfoCard100.030.532
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H23N
Molar mass277.411 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CNCCC[C@]12CC[C@H](c3ccccc31)c1ccccc12
  • InChI=1S/C20H23N/c1-21-14-6-12-20-13-11-15(16-7-2-4-9-18(16)20)17-8-3-5-10-19(17)20/h2-5,7-10,15,21H,6,11-14H2,1H3/t15-,20+ N
  • Key:QSLMDECMDJKHMQ-GSXCWMCISA-N N
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