Tricyclic antidepressant

Chemical structure of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline

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Tricyclic antidepressants are a class of antidepressant drugs

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Antidepressant - Drug

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first used in the 1950s. They are named after the drugs' molecular structure, which contains three rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic antidepressant). The term 'tricyclic antidepressant' is sometimes abbreviated to TCA.

Related Topics:
1950s - Tetracyclic antidepressant

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