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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C20H23N.CH4O3S
Molecular Weight 373.509
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MAPROTILINE MESYLATE

SMILES

CS(O)(=O)=O.CNCCCC12CCC(C3=CC=CC=C13)C4=CC=CC=C24

InChI

InChIKey=IUOFVKUAHKGVIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H23N.CH4O3S/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;1-5(2,3)4/h2-5,7-10,15,21H,6,11-14H2,1H3;1H3,(H,2,3,4)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C20H23N
Molecular Weight 277.4033
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula CH4O3S
Molecular Weight 96.106
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Maprotiline is a tetracyclic antidepressant with similar pharmacological properties to tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Similar to TCAs, maprotiline inhibits neuronal norepinephrine reuptake, possesses some anticholinergic activity, and does not affect monoamine oxidase activity. It differs from TCAs in that it does not appear to block serotonin reuptake. Maprotiline may be used to treat depressive affective disorders, including dysthymic disorder (depressive neurosis) and major depressive disorder. Maprotiline is effective at reducing symptoms of anxiety associated with depression. The mechanism of action of maprotiline is not precisely known. It does not act primarily by stimulation of the central nervous system and is not a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. The postulated mechanism of maprotiline is that it acts primarily by potentiation of central adrenergic synapses by blocking reuptake of norepinephrine at nerve endings. This pharmacologic action is thought to be responsible for the drug’s antidepressant and anxiolytic effects. The mean time to peak is 12 hours. The half-life of elimination averages 51 hours.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Swiss manufacturer Geigy (now Novartis) since the early 1980's

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
MAPROTILINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Approved Use

Maprotiline hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of depressive illness in patients with depressive neurosis (dysthymic disorder) and manic depressive illness, depressed type (major depressive disorder). Maprotiline is also effective for the relief of anxiety associated with de pression.

Launch Date

1988
Primary
MAPROTILINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Approved Use

Maprotiline hydrochloride tablets are indicated for the treatment of depressive illness in patients with depressive neurosis (dysthymic disorder) and manic depressive illness, depressed type (major depressive disorder). Maprotiline is also effective for the relief of anxiety associated with de pression.

Launch Date

1988
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
139 ng/mL
125 mg single, oral
dose: 125 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MAPROTILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
17.6 ng/mL
75 mg single, oral
dose: 75 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MAPROTILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3244 ng × h/mL
125 mg single, oral
dose: 125 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MAPROTILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
44.3 h
75 mg single, oral
dose: 75 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
MAPROTILINE plasma
Homo sapiens
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Other AEs: Nervousness, Anxiety...
Other AEs:
Nervousness (6%)
Anxiety (3%)
Insomnia (2%)
Agitation (2%)
Drowsiness (16%)
Dizziness (8%)
Tremor (3%)
Dry mouth (22%)
Constipation (6%)
Blurred vision (4%)
Nausea (2%)
Weakness (4%)
Headache (4%)
Fatigue (4%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Drowsiness 16%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Agitation 2%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Insomnia 2%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Nausea 2%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Dry mouth 22%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Anxiety 3%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Tremor 3%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Blurred vision 4%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Fatigue 4%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Headache 4%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Weakness 4%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Constipation 6%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Nervousness 6%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Dizziness 8%
75 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral (starting)
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: depressive illness
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
likely
likely (co-administration study)
Comment: Relevant inhibition of the desmethylmaprotiline formation rate was observed in incubations with quinidine, furafylline and ketoconazole only
yes
likely (co-administration study)
Comment: Relevant inhibition of the desmethylmaprotiline formation rate was observed in incubations with quinidine, furafylline and ketoconazole only
yes
likely (co-administration study)
Comment: Relevant inhibition of the desmethylmaprotiline formation rate was observed in incubations with quinidine, furafylline and ketoconazole only
Tox targets

Tox targets

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[Behavior pharmacology of maprotiline, a new antidepressant].
1975 Nov
Severe mania after maprotiline-induced coma.
1992 Jul
Bilateral angle closure glaucoma and visual loss precipitated by antidepressant and antianxiety agents in a patient with depression.
2000 Sep-Oct
Involvement of 5-HT(2C) receptors in the anti-immobility effects of antidepressants in the forced swimming test in mice.
2001 Apr
[Tricyclic antidepressant, tetracyclic antidepressant].
2001 Aug
Low frequency rTMS as an add-on antidepressive strategy: heterogeneous impact on 99mTc-HMPAO and 18 F-FDG uptake as measured simultaneously with the double isotope SPECT technique. Pilot study.
2001 Aug
[QT prolongation and torsade de pointes tachycardia during therapy with maprotiline. Differential diagnostic and therapeutic aspects].
2001 Dec 7
Gender differences in the efficacy of fluoxetine and maprotiline in depressed patients: a double-blind trial of antidepressants with serotonergic or norepinephrinergic reuptake inhibition profile.
2001 Jun
Antipsychotic, antidepressant, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant drugs induce type II nitric oxide synthase mRNA in rat brain.
2002 Nov 29
[Effects of escitalopram on anxiety symptoms in depression].
2002 Sep-Oct
Chronic inhibition of the norepinephrine transporter in the brain participates in seizure sensitization to cocaine and local anesthetics.
2003 Feb 21
Chronic treatment with antidepressants decreases intraoperative core hypothermia.
2003 Jul
Olanzapine in the treatment-resistant, combat-related PTSD--a series of case reports.
2003 May
Tricyclic antidepressants as long-acting local anesthetics.
2003 May
[(11)C]PE2I: a highly selective radioligand for PET examination of the dopamine transporter in monkey and human brain.
2003 Sep
Increased subcutaneous abdominal tissue norepinephrine levels in patients with anorexia nervosa: an in vivo microdialysis study.
2004
Tricyclic antidepressants, QT interval prolongation, and torsade de pointes.
2004 Sep-Oct
Frontotemporal arachnoid cyst connected to relapsing stupor.
2004 Winter
Dose-response relationship of recent antidepressants in the short-term treatment of depression.
2005
Screening antidepressants in the chick separation-stress paradigm.
2005 Aug
Synthesis and C-11 labeling of three potent norepinephrine transporter selective ligands ((R)-nisoxetine, lortalamine, and oxaprotiline) for comparative PET studies in baboons.
2005 Aug 1
[Evaluation of antidepressant activity in a model of depressionlike state due to social isolation in rats].
2005 Jul-Aug
Citalopram associated with acute angle-closure glaucoma: case report.
2005 Oct 4
Are the effects of the antidepressants amitriptyline, maprotiline, and fluoxetine on inhibitory avoidance state-dependent?
2006 Jan 6
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

Initial Adult Dosage: 75 mg daily is suggested for outpatients with mild to moderate depression. However, in some patients, particularly the elderly, an initial dosage of 25 mg daily may be used. Because of the long half-life of maprotiline, the initial dosage should be maintained for 2 weeks. The dosage may then be increased gradually in 25 mg increments as required and tolerated. In most outpatients a maximum dose of 150 mg daily More severely depressed, hospitalized patients should be given an initial daily dose of 100 mg to 150 mg which may be gradually increased as required and tolerated. Most hospitalized patients with moderate to severe depression respond to a daily dose of 150 mg although dosages as high as 225 mg may be re quired in some cases. Daily dosage of 225 mg should not be exceeded. Elderly Patients: In general, lower dosages are recommended for patients over 60 years of age. Dosages of 50 mg to 75 mg daily are usually satisfactory as maintenance therapy for elderly patients who do not tolerate higher amounts.
Route of Administration: Oral
Maprotiline inhibited hERG currents with an IC(50) of 8.2 micromol/l in HEK cells and 29.2 micromol/l in Xenopus oocytes
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
MAPROTILINE MESYLATE
Common Name English
Maprotiline mesilate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
MAPROTILINE MESILATE
WHO-DD  
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
22P65W41V0
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
261-488-0
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RXCUI
236328
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PRIMARY RxNorm
EVMPD
SUB03089MIG
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PUBCHEM
198375
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID30207646
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SMS_ID
100000085389
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CAS
58902-67-3
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