MIANSERIN
Description:
• It is a psychoactive drug of tetracyclic antidepressant class.
• It is classified as a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant.
• It has an anxiolytic, antidepressant, hypnotic, noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant etc. effect.
PHARMACOKINETICS
• Metabolism: hepatic
• Half life: 21-61 hrs.
• Excretion: renal (4-7%),fecal (14-28%)
USES
• Antidepressant
• Anxiolytic
• Hypnotics hence can be used in insomnia.
• Parkinson’s disease, psychosis.
ADVERSE EFFECTS
• Constipation
• Dry mouth
• Drowsiness
• Tremor
• Headache
• Vertigo
DRUG INTERACTION
• MIANSERIN + QUINIDINE = Raise the plasma concentration of mianserin
Reference-Tripathi K.D,"Essentials of medical pharmacology",7th edition,page no-454,458
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