Nortriptyline

Introduction: Nortriptyline

Description of Nortriptyline

Nortriptyline: a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Nortriptyline: A metabolite of AMITRYPTYLINE that is also used as an antidepressive agent. Nortriptyline is used in major depression, dysthymia, and atypical depressions.
Source: Diseases Database

Nortriptyline: tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzocycloheptadiene class used to treat symptoms of depression and to relieve chronic, severe pain.
Source: CRISP

Nortriptyline: A metabolite of AMITRIPTYLINE that is also used as an antidepressive agent. Nortriptyline is used in major depression, dysthymia, and atypical depressions.
Source: MeSH 2007

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Nortriptyline include:

• Amitriptyline
• Desipramine
• Norpramin

Terms associated with Nortriptyline:

Terms Similar to Nortriptyline:

• Pamelor

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Desitriptyline
• Desmethylamitriptylin

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Nortriptyline

• Dibenzocycloheptenes

Source - MeSH 2007

• cycloheptane
• tricyclic antidepressant

Source - CRISP

• tricyclic
• tricyclic antidepressant
• tricyclic antidepressant drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Nortriptyline

The following list attempts to classify Nortriptyline into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• tricyclic,tricyclic antidepressant,tricyclic antidepressant drug
• antidepressant,antidepressant drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Hydrocarbons, Cyclic
      • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
        • Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
          • Benzocycloheptenes
            • Dibenzocycloheptenes
              • Nortriptyline

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Polycyclic Compounds
  • Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
    • Benzocycloheptenes
      • Dibenzocycloheptenes
        • Nortriptyline

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• eMedicine - Toxicity, Cyclic Antidepressants : Article by Mark Biittner, MD
• Treatment discontinuation with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) (Cochrane Review)
• Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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