Imipramine

Not to be confused with Prazepine.
Imipramine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepin-5-yl)-N,N-dimethylpropan-1-amine
Clinical data
Trade names Tofranil
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
MedlinePlus a682389
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
  • US: N (Not classified yet)
Routes of
administration
Oral
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 94-96%[1]
Protein binding 86%[2]
Metabolism Hepatic (CYP1A2, CYP2C19, CYP2D6)
Main active metabolite desipramine[2]
Biological half-life 20 hours[2]
Excretion Renal (80%), Faecal (20%) (mostly as inactive metabolites)[2]
Identifiers
CAS Number 50-49-7 YesY
ATC code N06AA02 (WHO)
PubChem CID 3696
IUPHAR/BPS 357
DrugBank DB00458 YesY
ChemSpider 3568 YesY
UNII OGG85SX4E4 YesY
KEGG D08070 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:47499 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL11 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C19H24N2
Molar mass 280.407 g/mol
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Imipramine (G 22355), sold as Tofranil and also known as melipramine, is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) of the dibenzazepine group. Imipramine is mainly used in the treatment of major depression and enuresis (inability to control urination).

It has also been evaluated for use in panic disorder.[3]

Therapeutic uses

Imipramine is used in the treatment of depression, such as depression associated with agitation or anxiety. It is similar in efficacy to the antidepressant drug moclobemide.[4] It has also been used to treat nocturnal enuresis because of its ability to shorten the time of delta wave stage sleep, where wetting occurs. In veterinary medicine, imipramine is used with xylazine to induce pharmacologic ejaculation in stallions.

History

In the late 1950s, imipramine was the first tricyclic antidepressant to be developed (by Ciba). At the first international congress of neuro-pharmacology in Rome, September 1958 Dr Freyhan from the University of Pennsylvania discussed as one of the first clinicians the effects of imipramine in a group of 46 patients, most of them diagnosed as "depressive psychosis". The patients were selected for this study based on symptoms such as depressive apathy, kinetic retardation and feelings of hopelessness and despair. In 30% of all patients, he reported optimal results, and in around 20%, failure. The side effects noted were atropine-like, and most patients suffered from dizziness. Imipramine was first tried against psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, but proved insufficient. As an antidepressant, it did well in clinical studies and it is known to work well in even the most severe cases of depression.[5] It is not surprising, therefore, that imipramine may cause a high rate of manic and hypomanic reactions in hospitalized patients with pre-existing bipolar disorder, with one study showing that up to 25% of such patients maintained on Imipramine switched into mania or hypomania.[6] Such powerful antidepressant properties have made it favorable in the treatment of treatment-resistant depression.

Before the advent of SSRIs, its sometimes intolerable side-effect profile was considered more tolerable. Therefore, it became extensively used as a standard antidepressant and later served as a prototypical drug for the development of the later-released tricyclics. Today it is no longer used as commonly, but is sometimes still prescribed as a second-line treatment for treating major depression . It has also seen limited use in the treatment of migraines, ADHD, and post concussive syndrome. Imipramine has additional indications for the treatment of panic attacks, chronic pain, and Kleine-Levin syndrome. In pediatric patients, it is relatively frequently used to treat pavor nocturnus and nocturnal enuresis.

Mechanism of action

Imipramine, a tertiary amine, affects numerous neurotransmitter systems known to be involved in the etiology of depression, anxiety, ADHD, enuresis and numerous other mental and physical conditions. Imipramine is similar in structure to some muscle relaxants, and has a significant analgesic effect and, thus, is very useful in some pain conditions.

The mechanisms of imipramine's medicinal action include, but are not limited to, effects on:

Comparison with other antidepressants

Binding Profile of popular TCAs towards their cloned human (unless otherwise specified) molecular targets (Ki in nM)[10][11]

Drug SERT NET DAT α1 α2A D2 H1 M1 M3 5-HT1A 5-HT2A 5-HT2C 5-HT6 5-HT7
imipramine 10.4 51.7 8,500 - 3,100 (Human, Brain) 726 11.0 42 60 >10,000 120 (Rat, Cloned) 120 (Rat, Cloned) 190 (Rat, Cloned) 1,000 (Rat, Cloned)
desipramine 179 2.27 >10,000 130 1,380 (Human, Brain) 1,560 45.6 110 210 >10,000 114 (Rat, Cloned) 496 (Rat, Cloned) - 1,000 (Rat, Cloned)
amitriptyline 3.13 22.4 4,440 24 (Human, Brain) 690 (Human, Brain) 1,460 (Human, Brain) 0.5 14.7 12.8 450 (Human, Brain) 5.60 (Rat, Cortex) 6.15 (Rat, Cloned) 103 114 (Rat, Cloned)
clomipramine 0.21 45.9 2,610 3.2 525 120 31.2 - - >10,000 35.5 64.6 53.8 (Rat, Cloned) 127 (Rat, Cloned)

Metabolism

Within the body, imipramine is converted to desipramine, another TCA.

Side effects

Those listed in Italic text below denote common side effects.[12]

See also

References

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  9. De Gandarias, J. M.; Echevarria, E; Acebes, I; Silio, M; Casis, L (July 1998). "Effects of imipramine administration on mu-opioid receptor immunostaining in the rat forebrain". Arzneimittel-Forschung 48 (7): 717–9. PMID 9706370.
  10. National Institute of Mental Health. PDSD Ki Database (Internet) [cited 2013 Jul 28]. Chapel Hill (NC): University of North Carolina. 1998–2013. Available from: http://pdsp.med.unc.edu/pdsp.php
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  12. Skidmore-Roth, L. (ed.). (2010). Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference (23rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

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