imipramine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of imipramine
1955–60; contraction and rearrangement of iminodibenzyl and aminopropyl, components of the chemical name
Example Sentences
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These kinds of symptoms were more common after discontinuing treatment with the drugs imipramine, paroxetine, venlafaxine, and desvenlafaxine.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
But a new analysis of early trials of imipramine reveals that less-ill patients benefited most.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2016
The new reanalysis revealed that neither Paxil nor high-dose imipramine was more effective than a placebo in the treatment of major depression in adolescents.
From US News ● Sep. 16, 2015
The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine was the first to gain popularity; it was later supplanted by desmopressin, which reduces the amount of urine you make while sleeping.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2015
The other showed that an antidepressant called imipramine, which was known to block NPC1, seemed to prevent infection as well.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2012
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