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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C19H21N
Molecular Weight 263.3767
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NORTRIPTYLINE

SMILES

CNCCC=C1C2=C(CCC3=C1C=CC=C3)C=CC=C2

InChI

InChIKey=PHVGLTMQBUFIQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H21N/c1-20-14-6-11-19-17-9-4-2-7-15(17)12-13-16-8-3-5-10-18(16)19/h2-5,7-11,20H,6,12-14H2,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C19H21N
Molecular Weight 263.3767
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Nortriptyline is a second-generation tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) marketed as the hydrochloride salt under the trade names Sensoval, Aventyl, Pamelor, Norpress, Allegron, Noritren and Nortrilen. Nortriptyline is used in the treatment of depression and childhood nocturnal enuresis. Its off-label uses include treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, angioedema and smoking Cessation, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in some neurological disorders. It is believed that nortriptyline either inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin at the neuronal membrane or acts at beta-adrenergic receptors. Nortriptyline is US FDA-approved for the treatment of major depression. In the United Kingdom, it may also be used for treating nocturnal enuresis, with courses of treatment lasting no more than three months. The most common side effects include dry mouth, sedation, constipation, and increased appetite, mild blurred vision, tinnitus, occasionally hypomania or mania. An occasional side effect is a rapid or irregular heartbeat. Alcohol may exacerbate some of its side effects. However, fewer and milder side effects occur with nortriptyline than tertiary tricyclic antidepressants such as imipramine and amitriptyline. For this reason, nortriptyline is preferred to other tricyclic antidepressants, particularly with older adults, which also improves compliance.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
6.3 nM [Ki]
0.04 nM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
AVENTYL HYDROCHLORIDE

Approved Use

Nortriptyline hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depressions are more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states.

Launch Date

1964
Primary
AVENTYL HYDROCHLORIDE

Approved Use

Nortriptyline hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depressions are more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states.

Launch Date

1964
Primary
AVENTYL HYDROCHLORIDE

Approved Use

Nortriptyline hydrochloride capsules are indicated for the relief of symptoms of depression. Endogenous depressions are more likely to be alleviated than are other depressive states.

Launch Date

1964
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
36 nM
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
16.91 ng/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1591 nM × h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
767.28 ng × h/mL
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
29.3 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
32.75 h
25 mg single, oral
dose: 25 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8.35%
NORTRIPTYLINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG



OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer



Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes [Ki 450 uM]
Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
major
likely (co-administration study)
Comment: Concomitant use of tricyclic antidepressants with drugs that can inhibit cytochrome P450 2D6 may require lower doses than usually prescribed for either the tricyclic antidepressant or the other drug
minor
minor
yes
Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
1971 Jun
Urinary retention in a neonate secondary to maternal ingestion of nortriptyline.
1972 Sep
[The extrapyramidal symptoms in the combination of lithium long-term lithium therapy with nortriptyline. A case report on the formation of a pathogenesis hypothesis].
1976 Jan
[Double blind clinical study of mianserin and nortriptyline (author's transl)].
1978 Sep-Oct
Hoarseness and tricyclic antidepressants.
1980 May
Comparison of imipramine- and nortriptyline-induced orthostatic hypotension: a meaningful difference.
1981 Sep
Comparative efficacy and safety of MAOIs versus TCAs in treating depression in the elderly.
1986 Oct
A placebo-controlled comparison of the effect of nortriptyline and phenelzine on orthostatic hypotension in elderly depressed patients.
1987 Dec
The effects of mood changes and antidepressants on the cognitive capacity of elderly depressed patients.
1989 Fall
Tryptophan antagonism of stimulant-induced tics.
1989 Feb
Use of yohimbine to counteract nortriptyline-induced orthostatic hypotension.
1989 Feb
Treatment-emergent depression with antidepressants in panic disorder.
1989 May-Jun
Naproxen reversal of nortriptyline-induced orthostatic hypotension.
1989 Sep
Low dose tricyclic tachycardia.
1991 Jan
Tricyclics and heart failure.
1991 Nov
Drug-induced Creutzfeldt-Jakob like syndrome.
1992 Sep
Downregulation of serotonin receptor subtypes by nortriptyline and adinazolam in major depressive disorder: neuroendocrine and platelet markers.
1993
High initial nortriptyline doses in the treatment of depression.
1993 Feb
Sleep in bereavement-related depression during and after pharmacotherapy with nortriptyline.
1994 Apr-Jun
Depression following smoking cessation in women.
1996
A double-blind, placebo-controlled assessment of nortriptyline's side-effects during 3-year maintenance treatment in elderly patients with recurrent major depression.
1999 Dec
Extrapyramidal symptoms associated with the adjunct of nortriptyline to a venlafaxine-valproic acid combination.
1999 May
Evaluation of platelet activation in depressed patients with ischemic heart disease after paroxetine or nortriptyline treatment.
2000 Apr
2-Substituted tryptamines: agents with selectivity for 5-HT(6) serotonin receptors.
2000 Mar 9
Inhibition of cytochrome P4502D6 activity with paroxetine normalizes the ultrarapid metabolizer phenotype as measured by nortriptyline pharmacokinetics and the debrisoquin test.
2001 Oct
Treatment options for depression and psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
2001 Sep
Risk factors for falls during treatment of late-life depression.
2002 Oct
Optimised procedures for the reversed-phase liquid chromatographic analysis of formulations containing tricyclic antidepressants.
2003 Apr 24
The promises and pitfalls of reboxetine.
2003 Winter
Efficacy of antidepressants in substance use disorders with and without comorbid depression. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2005 Apr 4
Photoinduced chemiluminescence of pharmaceuticals.
2006 May 3
Nortriptyline delays disease onset in models of chronic neurodegeneration.
2007 Aug
Possession states precipitated by nortriptyline.
2008 May
Citalopram associated with complex visual hallucination: a case report.
2009 Apr 30
Trifluoperazine: a rynodine receptor agonist.
2009 Aug
Early-life stress and antidepressants modulate peripheral biomarkers in a gene-environment rat model of depression.
2010 Aug 16
Development of a list of potentially inappropriate drugs for the korean elderly using the delphi method.
2010 Dec
Profiling of a prescription drug library for potential renal drug-drug interactions mediated by the organic cation transporter 2.
2011 Jul 14
Patents

Sample Use Guides

25mg PO q6-8hr. No more than 150 mg/day
Route of Administration: Oral
Two cell lines and eight primary cell cultures from metastatic melanoma deposits were exposed to three tricyclic drugs, amitriptyline, nortriptyline and clomipramine, at concentrations ranging from 200 to 6.25 µmol/l in the ATP-based tumour chemosensitivity assay. All three drugs showed activity, although nortriptyline was more active than clomipramine or amitriptyline in both cell lines and primary cell cultures, with an IC50 of 9, 27 and 33 µmol/l, respectively.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
NORTRIPTYLINE
INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
NORAMITRIPTYLINE
Common Name English
NSC-757234
Code English
SESAVAL
Common Name English
NORTRIPTYLINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
3-(10,11-DIHYDRO-5H-DIBENZO(A,D)(7)ANNULEN-5-YLIDENE)-N-METHYLPROPAN-1-AMINE
Common Name English
1-PROPANAMINE, 3-(10,11-DIHYDRO-5H-DIBENZO(A,D)CYCLOHEPTEN-5-YLIDENE)-N-METHYL-
Systematic Name English
LUMBECK
Common Name English
AVENTYL
Brand Name English
Nortriptyline [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
nortriptyline [INN]
Common Name English
AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY C [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
NORTRIPTYLINE [MI]
Common Name English
NCI-169453
Code English
NORTRILEN
Brand Name English
DESITRIPTILINA
Common Name English
10,11-DIHYDRO-N-METHYL-5H-DIBENZO(A,D)CYCLOHEPTENE-D(SUP5,.GAMMA.)-PROPYLAMINE
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C94727
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LIVERTOX NBK548526
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WHO-ATC N06AA10
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NDF-RT N0000175752
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WHO-VATC QN06AA10
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Code System Code Type Description
NSC
757234
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PRIMARY
LACTMED
Nortriptyline
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INN
1328
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FDA UNII
BL03SY4LXB
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HSDB
3371
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9023384
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CAS
72-69-5
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IUPHAR
2404
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-788-8
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WIKIPEDIA
NORTRIPTYLINE
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MERCK INDEX
m8074
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PRIMARY Merck Index
DRUG CENTRAL
1971
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NCI_THESAURUS
C62060
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL445
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RXCUI
7531
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DAILYMED
BL03SY4LXB
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MESH
D009661
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EVMPD
SUB09380MIG
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DRUG BANK
DB00540
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CHEBI
7640
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SMS_ID
100000083622
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PUBCHEM
4543
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