Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
- Name
- Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
- Accession Number
- DBCAT000439
- Description
Drugs that block the transport of adrenergic transmitters into axon terminals or into storage vesicles within terminals. The tricyclic antidepressants (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC) and amphetamines are among the therapeutically important drugs that may act via inhibition of adrenergic transport. Many of these drugs also block transport of serotonin.
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Reserpine For the treatment of hypertension Reboxetine A drug used for the acute treatment of major depression and for maintenance therapy of depression. Amitriptyline A tricyclic antidepressant indicated in the treatment of depressive illness, either endogenous or psychotic, and to relieve depression associated anxiety. Protriptyline A tricyclic antidepressant that is indicated in the treatment of depression only under close clinical supervision. Imipramine A tricyclic antidepressant indicated for the treatment of depression and to reduce childhood enuresis. Nortriptyline A tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of depression. Amoxapine A tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of neurotic or reactive depressive disorders and endogenous or psychotic depression. Mazindol A sympathomimetic used to treat obesity in combination with lifestyle modifications. Trimipramine A tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression. Benzphetamine A sympathomimetic used to manage exogenous obesity short term. Maprotiline A tetracyclic antidepressant used to treat depressive illness, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety associated with depression. Desipramine A tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of depression. Midomafetamine Clinical trials are now testing the therapeutic potential of MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety associated with terminal cancer. MDMA is one of the four most widely used... Tenamfetamine An amphetamine derivative that inhibits uptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters. It is a hallucinogen. It is less toxic than its methylated derivative but in sufficient doses may still destroy serotonergic neurons... Metamfetamine A sympathomimetic agent used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and exogenous obesity. Milnacipran A selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used for the treatment of fibromyalgia and a short-term treatment of major depressive disorder. Levomilnacipran A selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Dosulepin A tricyclic antidepressant commonly used only in patients for whom alternative therapies are ineffective due to its toxicity potential. Edivoxetine Edivoxetine is a drug which acts as a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and is currently under development by Eli Lilly for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and as an antidepressant treatment.... Viloxazine A selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor indicated for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults in children. Esreboxetine Esreboxetine has been used in trials studying the treatment and basic science of Fibromyalgia. Lortalamine Lortalamine (LM-1404) is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor developed in the 1980s. This drug never made it past clinical trials, likely due to ocular toxicity in animals, but has been... Nisoxetine Nisoxetine is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) developed in the 1970s. It was originally investigated as an antidepressant but has no current clinical applications aside from being a research... Talopram Talopram is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that is structurally similar to citalopram and melitracen. It was researched in the 1960s and 1970s but never marketed. Solriamfetol Solriamfetol is indicated for treatment of daytime sleepiness associated with obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy, but is not a treatment for the underlying airway obstruction in apnea patients[FDA Label][A176534,A176744]. Tapentadol An opioid used to manage severe pain that has not responded to non-opioid medications, and for which opioid analgesic therapy is appropriate. - Drugs & Drug Targets